Contrary to the opponents, it’s neither confusing nor a method of making winners out of losers.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine Voices: Pride Portland’s newfound diversity should make us all proud
There’s no harm in energetic young voices ruffling the feathers of the old, exclusionary guard.
Maine Voices: Fentanyl now public enemy No. 1 in America’s war on drugs
Fentanyl caused 58 percent of Maine drug fatalities in 2017, while heroin caused 21 percent.
Reps. Erin Herbig and Timothy Theriault: Unite to help Maine firefighters
A bill now awaiting funding would upgrade training facilities throughout the state.
Maine’s hockey family mourns for the Humboldt Broncos
Bus trips bond young hockey players and this bus crash brings a whole community together.
Commentary: Martin Luther King Jr.’s call remains unanswered
His ‘Mountaintop’ speech is still relevant 50 years later in its insistence upon economic justice in the U.S.
Cynthia Dill: LePage’s ideas about naloxone, MaineCare are dumb and dumber
We are losing more than dollars because of the governor’s obstructionism.
Jim Fossel: Lawmakers failing to do their jobs
Instead of giving citizen initiatives the attention they deserve, they’ve been voting them down and sending them directly to the ballot.
Sen. Collins: Health insurance rate increases were avoidable
For example, eliminating the individual mandate should not have been linked to the tax cut plan without more ACA fixes.
Maine Compass: Female veterans need lawmakers to support the Betsy Ann Ross House of Hope
The Augusta organization helps female veterans in dire straits, but is running out of money.