The Senate District 3 campaign should not be sullied by attacks from an extremist.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Column: McCabe owes explanation on ‘sanctuary city’ bill
The House majority leader scuttled the bill, avoiding a necessary conversation over illegal immigration in Maine.
Caron: Our long national nightmare
We should fear what a Trump presidency could bring.
Column: For a moral economy, raise Maine’s minimum wage
In too many instances, hard-working Mainers just can’t get ahead.
Column: More gun background checks acceptable, but ballot measure goes too far
Question 3 overregulates firearm transfers so that routine and harmless actions by sportsmen become illegal.
Harmon: Trump the best on Nov. 8 ballot
We are choosing between two imperfect humans, and Trump’s flaws are less destructive than Clinton’s.
Column: Americans must stand up for democracy, not demagoguery
Americans of all political sides and religions can agree on the value of civil discourse.
Baby boomers, it’s time to go
Take the baby boomers. Please. The idealists of the 1960s have come a long way from Woodstock. After a quarter-century of mismanaging the country, they have produced Donald Trump, who with his narcissistic and uncompromising style is a bright orange symbol of what went wrong with the massive generation. And polls show that boomers are […]
Rooks: Poetry, politics and a glimmer of hope
There is experience and talent in some races for the Maine Legislature.