In advance of the November election, two essays show the source of populist anger.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Compass: Trump’s refugee cap contradicts the high ideals that founded America
Those willing to risk their lives getting here want to contribute toward building a better country.
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From the State House: Consolidation program could isolate special education students
Regional center might save money but could also erase the gains that inclusion has delivered.
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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.
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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.
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Don Roberts: On Nov. 7, vote with your heart
MaineCare expansion will provide help to Mainers who need it.
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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.
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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.
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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.’
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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.