Stuck in the minority, Republicans can only call attention to the overreach by the Democratic majority.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Voices: In the face of climate change, workers need access to intertidal property
A recent ruling should spur towns to incentivize the availability of land for commercial access.
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Carl P. Leubsdorf: Democratic candidates are misleading their voters
Let’s get this clear at the start: The Electoral College is not going away. The Constitution’s provisions for selecting Supreme Court justices are not going to change. And candidates who suggest they can change them are misleading the voters they are wooing. That’s not an endorsement of the current election system, which has produced two […]
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Gina Barreca: You’re as good as your words
Rambling speeches and bad writing litter our lives. If talk is cheap, it’s because the supply usually exceeds the demand. But the best words, the right words, fit snugly enough to keep out windy disquisitions. We each treasure certain words, jingling them in our imaginations like rare coins. We store them up until we can […]
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Caribou police chief: Voluntary home visiting programs deserve continued support
As a father and grandfather I’ll be the first person to tell you that babies don’t come with instruction manuals. Despite the decades of joy I’ve experienced as a dad, I remember many days when I felt a lot of stress and many moments when I wondered if I was up to the job. Fortunately, […]
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Maine Compass: CMP corridor’s climate claims don’t hold up to scrutiny
The Maine DEP should do an independent review of the proposal’s impact on greenhouse-gas emissions.
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George Smith: Bring back the Kennebec River Initiative
The river is a treasure, and should be treated like one.
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Maine Voices: Rejection of Green New Deal overlooks urgency of ‘massive changes’
We must think big when it comes to climate change and legal and economic equality – but Congress, including Susan Collins and Angus King, doesn’t grasp that.
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Maine Compass: Commission working to update land-use planning for rural Maine
Old rules will not protect wildlife habitat, rural economies and outdoor recreation as development pressure mounts.
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Commentary: Lowering Maine’s estate tax exemption would further shift tax burden to middle class
Proposals to broaden the state levy would slash investment in our workforce and economy.