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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Compass: Lost in Hannaford
The simple trip to the store has been ruined by a cacophony of choices.
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Commentary: Veteran suicide interventions ineffective so far
Every day, 20 veterans kill themselves, and that should not be tolerated by a grateful nation.
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Commentary: Remember the true meaning of Memorial Day
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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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 […]