Although we encourage people to enter helping professions, we do nothing to invest in their ability to sustain our health and social fabric.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
I built a career on the water. Maine students need more support to do the same. | Opinion
I found a career, a network and a reason to stay in Maine. Every rural student deserves that chance.
Working Families Tax Cut Bill will protect MaineCare, Maine taxpayers | Opinion
The bill brings back some common-sense guardrails in addition to tackling waste and fraud.
When it comes to health care, this shutdown might be different | Douglas Rooks
Congressional Republicans may finally be forced to put some daylight between themselves and the White House.
Health care in Maine is paying the price for D.C. posturing | Opinion
Maine is a state that believes in fairness and cares deeply for its communities. It’s time our government started showing us it shares these values.
Maine must treat suicide like the public health crisis it is | Opinion
Maine rallied against opioids and heart disease. We can do the same here.
Maine’s leaders are failing on brain health care | Opinion
Without bold action from policymakers, preventable deaths, violence
and family tragedies will continue.
Maine’s traditions are not at odds with a red flag law | Troy Jackson
Refusing to change course on this issue is a failure of leadership.
No excuses as Gaza genocide enters year three | Opinion
Although our own government remains complicit, we cannot afford to lose hope.
It’s time for clear national standards on AI | Opinion
Inconsistent policies slow innovation and limit access to technology that already benefits millions of Americans.