Love and money: With Valentine’s Day coming up, February is a great time to discuss your financial situation.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Don Roberts: Ranked-choice voting a nightmare for Maine
Facing a huge field of candidates, voters in June will for the first time be ranking their choices on the ballot. Chaos is totally predictable.
Maine Compass: Tradition is no defense for team names that demean Native Americans, women
Even when the aim is to be respectful, some words come with baggage that overrides those intentions.
Maine Voices: Paid leave system would help families, make Maine more attractive
L.D. 1587 would establish a state insurance fund through employee contributions.
Maine Voices: State benefits greatly from land trusts
Thanks to these organizations, Maine’s residents and economy get a boost from public land.
From the State House: Minimum wage law hurting small rural businesses
A bill before the Legislature would slow the increases passed in 2016, and give business owners a chance to catch their breath.
Alan Caron: The empty promises of corporate tax breaks
A Lewiston company shows the folly of programs that cut taxes in order to create jobs.
George Smith: Life really is a journey
A question from a young Mainer turns the columnist to reflection.
Commentary: No, the memo isn’t ‘treasonous, or ‘worse than Watergate’
Bloomberg View
Karen Heck: These Maine girls found the power to bring about change
Amazing young Mainers will be honored at the annual Girls Rock! Awards.