Behavior that once ended campaigns is now rewarded.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Jim Fossel: LePage no lame duck just yet
The budget process showed the governor is still a force in Augusta.
Alan Caron: America has a crazy uncle problem
And it’s leaving Republicans unable to govern.
Commentary: As written, Senate health-care bill represents no reform
The proposal would not lower costs, increase quality or provide coverage for more Americans.
Douglas Rooks: Legislating by referendum fails the test
Maine can’t make progress through ballot initiatives alone.
LePage energy adviser: Ideology shouldn’t trump practical solutions
Two vending machines stand in a lobby, side by side. You insert a dollar in each machine. The first gives you a dollar back, and the second gives you $8 back. Which would you choose? Amazingly, when that question was posed to students in a University of Maine at Augusta environmental studies class, they opted […]
Greg Kesich: LePage demands lacked substance
A shockingly unambitious budget wish list showed the shutdown wasn’t about ideology, money, or principle.