It may be time for baby boomers to give up the mantle and see if the next generations can do better.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Jim Fossel: Don’t budget by referendum
Just as with the education tax vote last year, expanding Medicaid shouldn’t be decided at the ballot box — it doesn’t work with such large spending initiatives.
Our View: Health care for 700,000 rural Mainers in peril
Closures in Jackman, Calais and Blue Hill are a sign of things to come if nothing is done.
Commentary: Trump is right about one thing — the NFL gets too much in taxpayer subsidy
The Washington Post
Maine Voices: The time for universal health care and single-payer is near
We should not have to wait another 17 years to see a change that is so critically needed now.
Sustain Mid-Maine: Making the most of Maine produce
“Ugly” fruits and vegetables seen as unfit for the grocery store can be used to feed the hungry.
Maine Compass: Gun owners can want sensible regulations too
When it’s easier to purchase arms than a box of Sudafed, and mass killings become too common, change is needed.