The city budget should reflect the fact that it is immoral to impoverish people through taxation.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Caron: The candidate-watchers guide to politics
What you need to know as the conventions come to an end and the real campaign starts.
Roberts: The socialist assault on America
If Hillary is elected, she’ll complete the Democrats’ “transformation” of our country.
Harmon: Obama, Clinton on wrong track
The Democrats have the U.S. in a bad place, and citizens are noticing.
Lawton: Does Maine need more people?
The case for why growth is necessary for economic prosperity.
George Smith: The roots of the Republican Party
The GOP should return to the ideals of its founders.
It’s time to do something about hunger in Maine
Nearly one out of seven Mainers rely on food stamps, including tens of thousands of children.
Legislator: Democrats should focus on SNAP reform, not attacking LePage
It is common sense to ban the purchase of junk food with benefit from a program with “nutrition” in the title.
Maine gets government oversight right
OPEGA and the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee show how to tackle problems.
Caron: Is America angry enough for Trump?
In his convention speech, Trump painted a picture of a hostile country, perhaps one mad enough to elect even him.