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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine Voices: Spotlight stays on rape survivors as perpetrators, enablers evade scrutiny
Expecting people who have been hurt to keep revisiting their trauma will not foster a much-needed cultural shift or hold rapists accountable.
Colby College: Why being test-optional matters
Admissions to the country’s top colleges and universities should not come down to a single, flawed test.
Maine Voices: Base confirmation of Kavanaugh on his superb record over past 35 years
It’s unfair to judge who he is today by how he may – may – have behaved in a stupid moment of his youth.
Douglas Rooks: Land for Wayne’s future
In handling a newly acquired waterfront property, the town should recognize the value of open space.
Maine Voices: In vote on court nominee, Margaret Chase Smith put principle before party
Sen. Collins could do the same today, by standing up for her belief in women’s right to have an abortion.
Maine Voices: In vote on court nominee, Margaret Chase Smith put principle before party
Sen. Collins could do the same today, by standing up for her belief in women’s right to have an abortion.
George Smith: Pennies went a long way in the good ol’ days
A republication of 80-year-old newspapers offers a look into a different era
Maine Compass: Climate risk, not powerline, is the real enemy
Groups should stop bickering, and work together toward reducing greenhouse-gas emissions.
Maine Voices: Trump just the worst symptom of a sickened political system
The time’s right for a National Unity Agenda that would end the merry-go-round of bad candidates.