A panel in Waterville recently tried to answer that question, but could have used a more diverse audience.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
George Smith: Learning the legislative waltz is essential to getting things done in Augusta
Passing a bill is a complicated process, but you’ve got to know the steps to be successful.
Somerset County administrator: Counties deliver services efficiently and effectively
A column by George Smith got a lot wrong about county government.
Maine Compass: The bad old days of 1917
Some of the chilling actions of today are echos of those 100 years gone.
Maine Compass: There’s no such thing as ‘fake news’
Professional journalism is distinguishable from propaganda, rumor, satire and lies.
Column: The case for a quick repeal
The new president and Congress must act decisively to stabilize the insurance markets that exist as well as lay the groundwork for the improved markets they envision.
Alan Caron: Tension within the GOP
With Trump promising so much antithetical to conservatives, they’ll have to pick their poison.
Don Roberts: Governor’s extreme budget
LePage’s spending proposal has some good ideas, but goes too far.
Maine Compass: Senators wrong on biomass
Burning wood is not carbon-neutral and should not be classified as such.