Bernie Sanders hasn’t changed since 2016, but a lot of other things have.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine Voices: Maine Family Planning: Why we said ‘no’ to federal Title X funding
We could not give our patients the counseling they need if we are under a gag rule.
Maine PUC: CMP’s customer service will factor in rate decision
Regulators say they have heard the complaints of inaccurate billing and will take action to ensure customers are treated fairly.
Insight: 1919 – The year Maine women won the vote
The victory of the suffragists began a century of struggle for equal rights, a job that is still unfinished.
The Maine Millennial: Roaming the aisles in a ‘name-tag job’
Hard work for not much money is a way of life for thousands of Mainers in the retail sector.
Maine Compass: No, the United States is not going ‘too far left too fast’
People are pushing a false narrative, as the country moves markedly to the right politically.
Commentary: The moon calms us in anxious times
On summer nights I like to go outside, if only for a couple of minutes, and watch the moon. I think of it as watching not looking. The word “look” feels static. “Watch” applies to things in motion and the moon always seems to be slyly shifting shape, forever teasing: You may see me but […]
Rep. McDonald: Federal rules would hurt lobstering, but do little for whales
A policy that involves both United States and Canada and focuses on the right whale’s migration patterns would do more to prevent entanglements.
Gov. Mills: Aiding asylum seekers also helps Maine economy
Enabling municipalities to extend food and shelter to immigrant families now will help solve our workforce shortage tomorrow.
Douglas Rooks: On taxes, good intentions are not enough
Lawmakers must confront a tax system that is skewed toward big corporations and the wealthy.