Undercover investigations are sometimes the only way to crack a case, but they are also hard to control.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Harmon: Gun owners unjustly under fire
Restricting firearm sales won’t prevent crime.
Teaching children in a world without safe havens
Sunday, when I woke up, I saw the news. There on the television screen, along the bottom, scrolled: 50 dead, 53 injured. As the morning progressed, more news came out about the venue, a nightclub in Orlando, a safe haven for people who are gay, bisexual, transgender. A safe haven? Is there any such place? […]
Seniors suffer in silence
An estimated 1 in 9 Maine seniors is a victim of elder abuse.
George Smith: The days of the five-and-dime
Robust downtowns have been replaced by impersonal mega-stores.
A horrible day for Orlando, the LGBT community, and the US
Once again, we are mourning the victims of a mass shooting.
The target in Orlando shooting was all of us
Terror and hate found its outlet in a gay club, but it could have been anywhere.
Keillor: The perils of prominence
The Republican nominee for president seems thrilled by his fame.
The ‘boys will be boys’ defense
In Brock Turner’s hometown, we’re raising kids who are never told “no.”
Caron: Trump stumbles onto the big stage
By any objective measure, the last five weeks have been a disaster for the presumptive Republican nominee.