The Natural Resource Councils’ views on mining, hydropower and a nationl monument hurt rural Mainers.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Another View: Column leaves out too much about Social Security’s history
The proposals would further reduce taxpayers’ returns.
Citizens can help prevent terrorism
As was seen last week in California, reporting suspicious activity can prevent a suspect from perpetrating violence.
Caron: Donald Trump strikes fear in the heart of Maine Democrats
It’s hard to stop and smell the roses with the possibility of a Trump presidency looming on the horizon.
Putting Dad in charge of the Pats
Dad has a few thoughts on how to improve the Patriots, Travis Lazarczyk writes.
Stings raise questions of entrapment vs. fair prosecutions
Undercover investigations are sometimes the only way to crack a case, but they are also hard to control.
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.