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Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Increase in community mental health funding will keep Mainers in state, out of ERs
Because services are not adequately funded, there are some 200 vacant, hard-to-to fill positions.
Douglas Rooks: Cutting taxes is not a plan
The battles in Washington and Augusta are eerily similar.
Maine Senate president: Fund schools, but not with harmful tax increase
A new surcharge is driving wealthy Mainers from the state, hurting everbody, Michael Thibodeau says.
George Smith: Please, respect private landowners
The debate over a foraging bill shows some people just don’t care.
Maine Compass: We should be thanking Poliquin for health care vote
The AHCA addresses some of the fatal flaws in Obamacare.
Maine Compass: What do dementia patients need?
Adult day centers offer security, structure and socialization.
Another View: Column on fantasy sports seriously flawed
A bill before the Legislature would help the industry grow, for both large and small businesses.
Alan Caron: A new women’s movement is rising
Ironically, the catalyst is Donald Trump.
Jim Fossel: Reform taxes by cutting spending
The Democrats’ budget proposal offers no guarantee that state money will go toward tax relief.