Since it’s the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day — his death, not his birth — J.P. decided to share his take on the many myths surrounding the holiday.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Jim Fossel: How to cut taxes
Get out and vote for representatives who know how to reduce spending.
Ramesh Ponnuru: The left can’t blame money in politics for its policy failures
Both of our political parties are dominated by people who believe that the American people are fundamentally on their side. When they face political setbacks, then, there must be some nefarious explanation for the thwarting of the people’s will. For contemporary Republicans, that explanation is likely to involve the media or the “deep state.” For […]
Maine Voices: Mills’ support for power line shows commitment to constituents, climate change fight
Maine can’t cut its carbon emissions without further hydropower, such as that delivered via NECEC.
Douglas Rooks: After mascot vote, Skowhegan should move on
The fight shows the struggle of making “one out of many.”
Maine Voices: Growing the middle ground during Lent
At work, at play, in our politics and in our faith, we’re living in a time of extremes.
Elizabeth Leonard: Will Waterville’s ‘revitalization’ leave some behind?
On Feb. 28 the Morning Sentinel published a letter from Cathy Weeks expressing her concern about impact of the downtown “revitalization” efforts on parking in the Concourse and the negative effects for various businesses there, particularly the Yardgoods Center (“Waterville has a shining jewel”). As a resident of Waterville — and an employee of Colby […]
Maine Voices: Temperatures are rising, and so are our youth
In 4 Maine communities and worldwide, a strike Friday will challenge inaction on climate change.
Patricia Murphy: Democrats get their very own tea party after all
In the weeks leading up to the midterm elections, you could already see a tea party redux setting itself up for the Democrats in the same the way the original tea party movement had swept the Republicans into power in 2011. There was the grassroots anger fueling the insurrection. The out-of-nowhere political superstars already gaining […]
Commentary: ‘The system is rigged’ feels real when the rich cheat to get their kids into top colleges
We’ve been hearing about it for years. The system is rigged. Donald Trump went at it from the right, Bernie Sanders from the left. They targeted different villains but identified the same casualty. The little guy. The one who kept falling further behind while a select few prospered. And now we can see it as […]