Sen. Angus King says these are the biggest issues facing our state, and I have something to say about each of them.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Bryan Cutchen: Rising national debt needs more attention
Asks the candidate for Senate District 14, where is the public outcry and media attention over the $19.4 trillion debt?
Susan Collins: ‘I will not be voting for Donald Trump’
‘My conclusion about Mr. Trump’s unsuitability for office is based on his disregard for the precept of treating others with respect, an idea that should transcend politics,’ she writes in a Washington Post op-ed.
Board members: There’s nowhere to cut in Waterville school budget
The effort to reopen the budget in Waterville is misguided, and cuts would hurt education.
Flossing essential to oral health
For a few minutes a day and some minor inconvenience, the benefits outweigh the risks.
Expanding access to addiction treatment is a moral imperative
With 272 Mainers dying in 2015 and thousands more addicted, the epidemic calls for collective action.
Caron: Trump campaign’s summer free fall
The Republicans need a disciplined and focused candidate. They’ve got The Donald.
Drug costs should make you blink
The system the doles out prescription medication is broken.
Jason Savage: Cain dishonest on voting record
An op-ed in this newspaper contained numerous inaccuracies, according to the executive director of the Maine Republican Party.
Harmon: Raise the minimum wage? Bring on the robots
Just because the intentions are good doesn’t mean the results will be.