Can you believe it? Even The New York Times has come around to seeing there is a crisis at the southern border and it has to be addressed, which is to say, Democrats should give the Trump administration the $4.5 billion it has requested to deal with death, sickness and misery. This horror is afflicting […]
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine Compass: A mother’s hands are asked to do so much
I looked at my hands this morning because they ache, they are numb, and they have lost most of their strength and dexterity. They look to be every bit as old as they are. Then I thought of how well they have served me until recently, and of what they have accomplished. From the time […]
Maine Compass: Step up to save Maine’s brown ash trees
The emerald ash borer, a parasitic beetle that has already killed ash trees across the United States, was first detected in Maine last May.
Bill Nemitz: Don’t want your kid vaccinated? Just play the ‘God card’
The debate over the ‘religious exemption’ to Maine’s mandatory vaccination law is starting to sound like an old ‘Seinfield’ episode.
Douglas Rooks: Kennebec County’s wise experiments
County law enforcement is taking action, and showing state officials what can be done.
Sen. Bill Diamond: What went wrong with child protective services?
Good intentions won’t give us the answers we need to understand why we can’t protect abused children in state custody.
George Smith: The official Maine state (blank)
The Legislature likes to create new state designations, so let’s get in on the action.
Maine Voices: American opinion changing on socialism
While income inequality has increased, polls have shown growing support for what once was a harder sell.
Maine Voices: How to really establish free speech on campus
College administrators could end anti-free speech disruptions, but since they won’t, we need to teach students to stand up against bullies.
Jim Fossel: Neither Fortress America nor world’s policeman is the right role for U.S.
Instead, we should engage with the world in a way that promotes not just our own self-interests, but also democracy and stability.