The proposed transmission line would hurt the very thing that makes Maine special.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Commentary: A constitutional pathway is available to ranked-choice voting in state elections
If there were only a first and a second choice, votes could be added directly to a candidate’s total and tabulated in a single count.
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Cynthia M. Allen: ‘Unplanned’ forces those willing to watch to see the reality of abortion
There is a scene in the HBO adaptation of the Stephen Ambrose tome, “Band of Brothers,” in which the men of Easy Company, out on patrol, come across a Nazi concentration camp. The German guards have abandoned the camp, and the prisoners who remain are but shadows of men — diseased, broken, starved and dying. […]
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Maine Voices: Amid shock, grief of abortion late in pregnancy, I’m coping by advocating for other women
Nobody should have to go without abortion care for lack of insurance coverage.
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Commentary: How did the feds spend your taxes?
It’s nice to have more money in your pocket. And thanks to the 2017 tax cuts, the typical American is now paying less in taxes. But that’s not to say we’re not still sending a hefty sum of money to Washington. Tally up all the payroll and other taxes on earnings and income, and you’ll […]
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Bill Nemitz: ‘Survivor Bob’ aims his frustration – and shotgun – at resurgent browntail moths
Bob Crowley laments how close he once came to ending Maine’s browntail moth infestation. Now they’re back with a vengeance.
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David Rollins: Local sales tax a win-win for Maine communities
Businesses will flourish when communities are adequately supported.
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Jim Fossel: Republicans missing chance to shape sensible policy on inequality
Bipartisan progress has been made in criminal justice reform – expanding school choice and simplifying the tax code would also appeal to a wide swath of voters.
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Commentary: Reasons for supporting CMP plan overlooked amid baseless criticism
The proposal will carry new electricity and reduce carbon emissions, while treading lightly on the Maine woods.
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Jay Ambrose: Democrats use biased courts against Trump
If you can’t trust the courts, who can you trust? Nobody. So don’t trust anybody ever again, because if a court gets a case concerning President Donald Trump that provides an illicit means of getting him, it very well may do it. Well, not every court, but as one example, a federal judge in Alaska […]