A comprehensive approach is necessary to stop this complex issue.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
From one parent to others: Drug addiction also threatens your family
Everyone would benefit from expanded access to treatment.
A world divided may not survive
Finding common ground and honoring differing viewpoints is the path to peace.
LePage fails to cover our backsides
The state turned down a grant that would have helped Mainers avoid colon cancer.
Obama and his firearms fatwa
Politics, not public safety, drive the president’s overreach on guns.
Maine Democrats a poor party of opposition
With a few exceptions, they talk about what Paul LePage wants to talk about, and accommodate what he wants to do.
Subsidy to progressive nonprofit has no public benefit
There is no reason to waste taxpayer money on groups whose first priority is self-preservation.
Shut down the state lottery
Shame on us for supporting a system that preys on the poor.
What to watch out for in 2016
Pay attention to these few items, and avoid a trainwreck in the next year.