A mother wants to know when her daughter can build her adult life, with the assistance she needs to succeed.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Rep. Moonen: Inclusivity has been a key value in Maine policymaking in 2019
Bills passed this year have addressed issues such as equal pay, automatic voter registration, state-tribal ties, food insecurity and ending conversion therapy.
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Bill Nemitz: Remembering past shootings, even as we fear the next
A vigil in Portland and a panic in Aroostook County show how far Maine has to go to stop the threat of gun violence.
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Douglas Rooks: Different ways to look at impeachment
The responses from two members of the Maine congressional delegation – both Democrats – say a lot of our current predicament.
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Commentary: Proposed Maine local option tax would be a losing proposition
Border-county businesses would forfeit sales, and taxpayers in most of the state’s municipalities would see little benefit.
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Dan Rodricks: There’s a lot you could do for others over the holidays
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George Smith: There’s a lot of bad news out there
Some days, it’s hard to find positive stories about our state.
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Maine Compass: Spend juvenile-justice money on Maine’s youth, not prisons
Young people who have been in Long Creek urge the state to invest in things like housing, education and after-school programs.
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Maine Compass: Let’s stop CMP’s unpopular corridor project
Opposition is mounting for a reason.
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Bill Nemitz: Echoes of Watergate – with one glaring difference
Longtime Maine mover-and-shaker Severin Beliveau doesn’t just remember the scandal that took down President Richard Nixon. He found himself in its cross hairs.