The president is rewarding evangelical supporters, and ignoring facts.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine Voices: Exempt feminine hygiene products from state sales tax. Period.
In Maine and 37 other states, women are being taxed for something they cannot control.
George Smith: Maine could (and should) be energy independent
Imagine if we could keep in-state the $6 billion we spend annually on energy?
Maine Voices: A little money goes a long way at the Portland Museum of Art
Grants spur economic development, provide jobs and reverberate through the cultural economy.
Maine Compass: Business experience doesn’t necessarily mean economic success
Economies change because of social and economic factors beyond a chief executive’s control.
Alan Caron: President Trump owes Obama an apology
You can tell a lot by how someone reacts when they’ve made a mistake.
Jim Fossel: The mystery of Medicaid expansion in Maine
The timing of the referendum effort raises questions.
Maine Compass: Maine farmers, foresters and fishermen know all about climate change
Lawmakers need to listen to the people who make a living off the land.
Charles Krauthammer: It’s not easy for governments to take stuff away
Once entitlements are provided, they are hard to abolish, a lesson the GOP is learning.
Rep. Poliquin: Health care overhaul bill just a first step
The congressman says he will carefully study the bill and try to improve it before deciding how to vote.