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Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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.
Maine Compass: The Irish literally made their marks all over the world’s pages
As you celebrate this St. Patrick’s Day, raise a glass to the inventive Hibernians who made this all possible.
If Gov. LePage really meant his apology, he will stop making racially divisive remarks
There’s almost always a link between divisive, racially charged rhetoric and policies that hurt working class people and people of color.
Douglas Rooks: Maine’s important vote on Medicaid expansion
The state is turning its back on the uninsured, but voters have a chance to make a change.