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Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Community Compass: Immigrants add a lot to central Maine
By helping them get started, Maine can benefit from their new ideas and necessary skills.
Alan Caron: Democrats, don’t do what Maine did
The party needs to change its message and how it conducts business if it wants to win future elections.
Column: Politics and shopping don’t mix
Boycotts are the new craze, and nobody’s happy.
Don Roberts: Today’s tournament players become tomorrow’s leaders
There is no greater showcase for the future leaders of our state than the annual high school athletic tournaments.
Garrison Keillor: Blessed are the winners and the deal-makers – big time
And that’s why I won the presidential election in a landslide with 306 Electoral College votes.
Mary Mayhew: Finally, the DHHS budget is stable
A commitment to financial stability and core priorities has put the department on stable ground at last.
It’s hard to understand Rep. Lawrence Lockman’s fear of immigrants
Immigrants actually make U.S. cities better, not worse, and Lockman’s fear-mongering cannot change that simple truth.
Sen. Roger Katz: Work just getting started on marijuana law
There are a lot of questions to answer before the new law is fully implemented.
Severin Beliveau: Repealing Obamacare would help rich at expense of poor
Making sure working families have health care should be more important than another tax cut for the wealthy.