As treatment improves and cases decrease, the sense of urgency about this disease and funding to fight it has waned.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Tailgating tops list of bad habits we’ve picked up from Massachusetts drivers
It’s never a good idea at the best of times, but when encountering bad weather or construction it can be deadly.
Responses of fear, bigotry to Paris attacks give the terrorists a win
Our governors’ and presidential candidates’ rhetoric seems likely to encourage an increase in irrational beliefs, sending us into the terrorists’ trap.
Two American holidays complement each other with spirits of religion and freedom
We owe our nation to people brave enough to strike out for New World, and brave enough to ‘throw off’ British oppressors.
How many words is a picture worth, exactly?
Two constants since stem-cell transplant disappear — at least temporarily.
Maine’s few addiction treatment centers have long waiting lists
Lack of funding closes two of state’s treatment centers; high cost of treatment often freezes out those who want help.
Why not draw straws? Elections are all random anyway
Before insisting that elections really reflect the will of the people, consider how random events — weather, traffic, work schedules and personal interest — factor into whether an individual will vote.
Medal of Freedom winners offer respite from politics
In other news, Carson’s goofy beliefs and Trump’s lies make them spectacularly unsuitable to be president.
Post-Thanksgiving potpourri
Pampered college pouters, GOP surge in state governments, feeling like strangers in the homeland.
Honor the Maine woods tradition
Opposition to national park is rooted in fear of change, not acceptance of current reality of a dying paper industry.