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Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
George Smith: When home life goes wild
Part of living in Maine is having to contend with a visit from wild animals from time to time.
Betsy Sweet: Looking at a post-COVID-19 world
The virus has exposed the need for universal health care, investment in infrastructure and broadband access for everyone.
Maine Voices: Maine’s COVID response on right track
The people of the state should be proud of the way that it has responded to a global pandemic.
Commentary: This Memorial Day, COVID-19 will force us to stay home. Maybe that’s a good thing
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The Maine Millennial: What makes a ‘real Mainer’?
Claiming that everyone who disagrees with you doesn’t belong in the conversation is no way to win an argument.
Jim Fossel: Federal aid should come with strings attached
The Paycheck Protection Program is a good model for how COVID assistance should work.
Greg Kesich: There’s more than one kind of deficit
There is a cost to doing nothing in a crisis, and we will all end up paying it.
Bill Nemitz: Fear of COVID-19 can make any health problem worse
If you need to see your doctor or visit a hospital, do it. It’s safer than you might think.
Maine Compass: Baseball teaches lifelong lessons
As games get ready to start again, the writer reflects on everything the game has taught him.