The Trump administration is loaded with special interests and people who hate government.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Column: How women can be represented
Ranked-choice voting is a good start, and with other legislative and recruiting advances, more women will be elected.
Krauthammer: Trump tweets mesmerize media
Trump so thoroughly owns the political stage today that the word Clinton seems positively quaint.
Column: Blind partisanship solves nothing
A recent column by Don Roberts represents what is wrong about political discourse.
Column: Reality of climate change is human suffering, death
Inaction condemns people around the globe to premature death and poor health.
Rooks: Democracy needs our help again
A representative democracy must represent the will of the people.
Smith: Republicans and conservation
A recent newspaper column gets some things right, but a lot more wrong.
Lawton: Fallout from a shakedown
Turning economic development into a zero-sum game is not in anyone’s best interest.
Collins: Getting the job done for caregivers
In an aging country, they are a vital part of a long-term care system.