U.S. Rep. Jared Golden of Maine is fighting for resources to take on the crisis, a Maine physician and former legislator says.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Commentary: ‘Sharpiegate’ and Trump’s unchecked presidential powers
When a White House Sharpie user recently doctored a National Hurricane Center map to expand the projected path of Hurricane Dorian to Alabama, media critics and the Twitter-verse exploded. Here’s proof positive, they said, that President Trump ignores reality and literally stretches the truth to serve his own political purposes and to stroke his own […]
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The Maine Millennial: Beauty so close you might miss it
Mountains, forests, beaches and starry skies are so plentiful here that we take them for granted.
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Jim Fossel: Presidential race could turn on Maine’s ranked-choice voting
In a close election, Maine’s voting system could consolidate the anti-Trump opposition in a way that will help Democrats.
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Maine PUC: Editorial mischaracterizes panel’s role in resolving CMP complaints
The commission cannot and will not prejudge decisions in any ongoing investigation or rate case of any utility.
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Bill Nemitz: Police did their job for a troubled veteran – now we must do ours
Maine has no long-term treatment beds for military veterans experiencing mental-health crises. That’s a crime.
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Commentary: Collins turning her back on Maine tradition of open government
The senator’s constituents have a lot of questions about her voting record, but she won’t answer them at town hall forums.
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Douglas Rooks: Elections must be contested to be truly democratic
National Democrats back Sara Gideon in the race for the Senate, and cut out a good candidate.
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Commentary: Maine reaches milestone on road to tax fairness
Starting in 2020, the poorest households in our state will no longer pay a larger share of their income in taxes than the wealthiest do.
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Commentary: 9/11 led me to Syria, Afghanistan and national service
I watched the Twin Towers collapse on a tiny television in my English classroom at The Park School in Baltimore County. I was 17. I called military recruiters that week. Like so many Americans, that day triggered a lifetime of pursuing service for the common good. I felt that shared desire to serve in my […]