A referendum to expand MaineCare is coming this year, giving voters a direct say over this important issue.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
George Smith: Getting to work on rural Maine
Two events in the next few weeks will focus on rebuilding the economy, and community, where it has recently faltered.
From the State House: Riverview’s future too important to decide without public input
The patients include our loved ones, and we all share responsibility for their well-being.
Lawton: Our better angels can’t prevail if we’re too hung up over the details
Let’s resist the temptation to turn timid when faced with an opportunity to better the greater good.
Maine Compass: Ten tips to help you set, attain and sustain fitness goals in 2017
Achieving fitness goals entails a lifestyle change that spans intake, output and also outlook.
Caron: Join a movement against stupidity
It is becoming a mainstream force in our society.
Maine Compass: How will Trump shape China policy?
Will he take a hostile “Great Wall” approach or attempt a more cooperative “Silk Road” strategy of increased trade?
2016 wasn’t the worst year ever
With the passing of Carrie Fisher — one more blow to our collective psyche — it is easy to think 2016 has been the worst year ever. Not by a long shot. Consider just a few awful years: 1347: The Black Death, which would claim about 50 million lives in the next few years, begins. […]
Harmon: Democrats struggle in Trump’s world
A Trump presidency will reverse many of Obama’s mistakes, and the Dems’ bench is very short.