As lethal as this coronavirus has been, a novel influenza – for example – could be worse.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Voices: Law enforcement vital in the fight against opioid overdose
Medicine-assisted treatment and harm reduction are not enough to stop the rising death toll in Maine.
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The Maine Millennial: Whatever happens Tuesday, I’m ready for it
The Victoria of four years ago didn’t think she could handle a post-Nov. 8, 2016, world. But that was then.
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Jim Fossel: Without third parties, presidential debates will always fail the voters
The events are designed to protect major-party candidates from challenges by hopefuls on their own ideological flanks.
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Maine Voices: Seeing skin, power and history from a child’s perspective
At a Caribbean ceremony for a monarch in England, a 3-year-old recognizes the woman who should have been celebrated.
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Bill Nemitz: It’s almost here – a banner day for the USA
As it has throughout our history, the political pendulum is moving as we vote.
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The View From Here: When is it going to end?
COVID could make the longest presidential campaign ever last beyond Election Day.
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Maine Compass: The fight against the CMP corridor is not over
Voters can sign a new petition that would give Mainers more say over how public lands are used.
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Bill Nemitz: Brooks Pentecostal Church, trying to climb out of a crisis, digs deeper
The pastor at the center of Waldo County’s COVID-19 outbreak finally apologized – or did he?