With a report released in January, Maine took a step toward answering key questions when law enforcement takes a life.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Timothy L. O’Brien: Trump can take a victory lap, but it’s a partial one
President Donald Trump scored a significant political and legal victory on Sunday. Attorney General William Barr, in a brief summary of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into the 2016 presidential election, said that Mueller has determined that Trump and his aides didn’t conspire or coordinate with Russia in that country’s efforts to sabotage the campaign. […]
Maine Compass: We all should work to light the literacy flame, and keep it burning
Winter in Maine is known for its ample snow and biting cold, and a plethora of outdoor activities. Yet the limited daylight hours and erratic weather also often force residents inside their homes, and, for those fortunate enough, near their woodstoves and fireplaces. The pace of life seems to slow, the sounds of nature seem […]
Jim Fossel: Demand transparency from all political organizations
We need more information to properly assess their message.
The Maine Millenial: We are all #UglyDogs
The internet is not always a scary and dark place.
Alan Caron: Helping the economy and the climate
Maine needs to adapt to the changes in energy that are coming.
Maine Voices: We all should work to light the literacy flame, and keep it burning
Encourage those who struggle with reading, and foster the love of books in your own home as well.
Maine Voices: College prep focus drove democratic ideal from our schools
U.S. schools must place more importance on that ideal – that each student has dignity and worth – than on college placement.
Maine Compass: Let our son’s overdose death be a lesson
Will Gates was a competitive skier and top student, but that wasn’t enough to save him.
Maine Compass: Mandating private, public insurance coverage of abortion doesn’t accord with Maine values
L.D. 820 would end more lives at a time when our state’s leaders should be focused on saving them.