Ironically, the catalyst is Donald Trump.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Jim Fossel: Reform taxes by cutting spending
The Democrats’ budget proposal offers no guarantee that state money will go toward tax relief.
Don Roberts: U.S. in a state of constant anxiety
Our country has always responded to danger when it had to. Will it this time?
Maine Compass: Flame retardants an example of better living through chemistry gone awry
Maine should remove the ineffective and harmful chemicals from furniture.
Rep. Matt Pouliot: Give Maine teachers a statewide contract
L.D. 864 would put more money in the classroom, and free up time for local administrators.
Tom Waddell: Death is a personal choice
Legislators shouldn’t make our end-of-life decisions for us.
Maine Compass: Drug restrictions wrong way to stop meth
A pharmacist and former legislator says requiring a prescription for pseudoephedrine will not curb the problem.
Karen Heck: Change the narrative on local budgets
If the state was holding up its end, then cities like Waterville wouldn’t be arguing over what to cut.
Charles Krauthammer: Populist pause not a retreat
The normalization of Trump indicates there may be less to the populist insurrection than imagined.