With 272 Mainers dying in 2015 and thousands more addicted, the epidemic calls for collective action.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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.
Sen. Roger Katz: Trump not fit for presidency
The campaign is about who we want to be as Americans, not party loyalty or political ideology.
Doug Rooks: Ranked-choice voting no real solution
Instead of voting gimmicks, the parties should do the hard work of rebuilding.
Smith: Creating a better Maine
Take heart that these three groups are working every day to improve the state.
Heck: Waterville must make changes to save money
Cooperating with neighboring towns on schools and public works, among other areas, is the only realistic way to lower the budget.
Give Mike Hein his day in court
The outcry over the conservative activist’s alleged crime goes overboard.