If you’ve lost someone to war or conflict, every day is a kind of Memorial Day. For the rest of us, once a year we are called upon to actively honor the sacrifice of our uniformed men and women who’ve died in service to our nation. People have a “tendency … to forget the purpose […]
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Another View: Hold your children, America
An Army nurse remembers what she saw in Vietnam on this Memorial Day.
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Maine Voices: Infrastructure needed to grow Maine’s food business
Small food producers have demonstrated the demand, but will need some help to scale their operations.
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Jim Fossel: Maine Legislature heading into crunch time
Majority Democrats in Augusta are moving major pieces of legislation that will push the state further to the left.
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The Maine Millennial: Alabama needs another higher power intervention
With draconian abortion restrictions and a homophobic TV programming decision, the Yellowhammer State is serving up Southern-fried nonsense.
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Maine Voices: Sense of radio’s wonders handed down over generations
A father’s grasp of detail made an Indy car roar into a kid’s ears and imagination every Memorial Day.
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Karl W. Smith: How this trade war will remake the world
President Donald Trump has long said the goal of his trade policy is simply to get better deals for Americans. But as the trade war intensifies, it seems increasingly likely that his policies will lead to something more: a lasting break with China and a new alignment of global power. First, consider the evidence for […]
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Commentary: Justin Amash could be Trump’s nemesis
Who is this guy? Democrats want to know this week. Are there more like him in the Republican Party? Could he help us win back Michigan? Rep. Justin Amash, R-Michigan, threw a turd in the punch bowl of predictable two-party politics Saturday when he became the first of the GOP’s 197-member caucus to declare that […]
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Community Compass: Wayne residents should vote for conservation
Residents have a great opportunity to preserve open space for generations to come.
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Maine Voices: Public pre-K expansion worthy of support
Legislators should follow the Education Committee’s lead and support making this important program accessible to all of Maine’s early learners.