Good intentions won’t give us the answers we need to understand why we can’t protect abused children in state custody.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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George Smith: The official Maine state (blank)
The Legislature likes to create new state designations, so let’s get in on the action.
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Maine Voices: American opinion changing on socialism
While income inequality has increased, polls have shown growing support for what once was a harder sell.
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Maine Voices: How to really establish free speech on campus
College administrators could end anti-free speech disruptions, but since they won’t, we need to teach students to stand up against bullies.
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The Maine Millennial: Worried about aging? No. Do I want to look older? Well …
I understand that getting older beats the alternative, but it’s hard to reconcile what I know with what I feel.
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Jim Fossel: Neither Fortress America nor world’s policeman is the right role for U.S.
Instead, we should engage with the world in a way that promotes not just our own self-interests, but also democracy and stability.
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Maine Voices: Out of grade-school activism, lessons in changing the world
Young people bring a lot to the table, but that doesn’t excuse adult inaction, says the group of friends who – as kids – initiated Freeport’s 1990 polystyrene ban.
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Commentary: Trump’s singularly remarkable achievement: Lying copiously
So who had April 26 in the office pool for when President Donald Trump would utter his 10,000th lie? (Checks files: Dang, I had April 15.) The Washington Post has been tracking all of Trump’s “false and misleading claims,” and by its tally, Trump hit the 10,000 mark on April 26, a simultaneously remarkable and […]
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Maine Voices: Teachers of color will help new Mainers achieve
Immigrant students need mentors and role models and adults need alternative pathways to credentialing.
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Tom Waddell: Religious vaccination exemptions put others at risk
Prohibiting these exemptions does not violate religious freedom.