Ranked-choice voting will give rise to better campaigns, and better people in office.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Diane Russell: Dill, Nemitz commentaries on #MeToo discourage new disclosures
It’s already hard enough to come forward without challenging criticism from commentators.
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Commentary: ‘One person, one vote’ at risk if ranked-choice voting is approved
Mainers who want to stop deciding elections by a plurality should reject Question 1 and work on a method that’s constitutional.
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Commentary: Ranked-choice voting is key to a healthy future for democracy, so vote ‘yes’ on Question 1
The way we currently vote, by plurality, creates circumstances in the voting process that completely contradict the democratic values we are taught as kids and encouraged to believe in as adults.
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Maine Voices: Let’s hear positions on health care from a wide range of candidates
Our nonprofit group tried surveying some and got a 44 percent response on the top issue for voters in the state.
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George Smith: Invasive fish pose challenge
Maine has let the problem get too far along, but there are still some things we can do.
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Maine Compass: Hate crime cannot be tolerated
Maine should increase the severity of its hate-crime laws.
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Another View: Infant’s parent gets scare when chicken pox hits nursery school
‘Having a sick kid sucks,’ the mother writes; knowing the infection could have been prevented is infuriating.
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Maine VA director: Serving those who served
The price of freedom is visible in the system’s hallways and waiting rooms.
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Trudy Rubin: A shameful saga of US callousness toward Iraqis who helped our soldiers
The Philadelphia Inquirer