The Rev. William J. Barber II recently said that we need “a transformative movement that not only will go to the polls but will also organize in the streets and state capitals as well.” Rev. Barber and the Rev. Liz Theoharis, national co-chairs of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival, will […]
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Commentary: Why is vaping the only youth health issue in the crosshairs?
Amid growing reports linking serious lung illnesses to vaping, California health officials issued a pointed warning Tuesday: Stop vaping immediately. Almost two weeks earlier, the Trump administration announced plans to remove all flavored electronic cigarettes — favored by youth — from the market. At least 530 cases of vaping-associated respiratory illnesses have been reported. Nine […]
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Bill Nemitz: After more than half a century, they’re finally old war buddies
One young military pilot watched in horror as the other became a prisoner of the North Vietnamese in late 1966. This weekend, for the first time, they met.
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Maine Compass: Our state should lead the way on opening up primaries to all voters
The current system gives presidential nomination power to the parties and takes it away from the people.
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The Maine Millennial: It’s time we talked about suicide
Fear of bringing up a painful subject can give suicidal thoughts a place to grow.
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Jim Fossel: Democrats push top-down reform
Leading contenders for the presidency are calling for national projects that would interfere with state and local prerogatives.
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Will Bunch: Trump impeachment isn’t politics. It’s whether there’s anything America’s powerful can’t get away with
A lot of stuff had to happen before Donald Trump could stand in front of Iowa voters on a chilly yet somehow more innocent day back in January 2016 and make his famous declaration that “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and wouldn’t lose any voters, OK … ” […]
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Commentary: Mainers need Congress to pass U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement
The USMCA will create a level playing field for our exporters, protect our local workers and give small businesses more access to Canadian and Mexican customers.
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Another View: Editorial unfair to charter schools
Your editorial on Aug. 20 (“Virtual charter schools didn’t live up to the hype”) starts with a fallacy: No one ever said charter schools were going to “fix” what was wrong with public education. No one ever sold school choice as an elixir that would magically cure some of the systemic issues in our public […]
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Bill Nemitz: Sen. Collins, with our democracy at stake, this is no time for dodgeball
There’s no getting around it: President Trump’s call to Ukraine crossed a dangerous – and impeachable – line.