States that approved expansion are facing rapidly rising enrollment and costs.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Drive to make students pay to play sports is unfair and short-sighted
What about band, choir and other extracurricular activities? Should they be pay-to-play as well?
More red states accept Obamacare
Battles over Medicaid won’t end, but expansion to all 50 states seems inevitable.
Young people drawn back to Maine, but they need more than good jobs
Racial diversity, affordable housing, high-speed Internet all vital parts of the whole.
One tragedy supplants another, as people cope with effects of trauma
Traumatic events suffered in childhood have been found to have deep effects on people, both their behavior and physical health.
College speakers aren’t worth the price of admission
Universities are overpaying for commencement and academic-year lectures.
Perfecting democracy starts with voters, not the institution itself
In every political project, I assume everyone except actual sociopaths has some elements of idealism mixed in with self-interest and the lust for power.
Idea of ‘safe space,’ as defined on college campuses, is inherently totalitarian
The only way to be “safe” from having one’s core beliefs disparaged or dismissed is to abolish diversity and disagreement altogether — to mandate the one right way of life and of thinking.
I’m a curmudgeon out of time
The heyday of the curmudgeon has passed, but I think I’m as bad as Mr. Wilson down the block.
In defense of Waterville Principal Don Reiter
I have known Don Reiter, embattled principal at Waterville High School, for six years because I was a parent volunteer in three different programs, one of which meant I met at least once a month with Don. I was always impressed with Don’s ability to quickly grasp complex issues and arrive at fair and equitable […]