Regional center might save money but could also erase the gains that inclusion has delivered.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine Compass: More lethal firearms the one link between shooters
Race, age and income don’t seem to matter, but high-powered firearms do make a difference.
Maine Compass: Amnesty to ‘dreamers’ would be immigration Trojan horse
If given citizenship, those immigrants could sponsor their immediate families for legal status as well.
Don Roberts: On Nov. 7, vote with your heart
MaineCare expansion will provide help to Mainers who need it.
From the State House: Medicaid expansion would be bad for Mainers on the margins
Approving the expansion at the ballot box Nov. 7 would force some Mainers onto Medicaid insurance.
Tom Waddell: What does the national anthem really reflect?
The song was written during a time of great racial oppression, and criticized when it was made national anthem.
Bill Nemitz: We cannot sit silent as mass-kill weaponry takes more lives
As Bill Harwood of the Maine Gun Safety Coalition says, ‘The consequences are too high to keep letting this go on.’
Charles Lawton: Maine has more at stake on health care than most other states
Personal spending on health care takes up a large chunk of total state product.
Commentary: I used to think gun control was the answer. My research told me otherwise
A reduction in gun deaths is most likely to come from finding smaller chances for victories and expanding those solutions as much as possible.
George Smith: How to make every day a gift
By focusing on others, you can change your life.