At a time when we should be pulling together, we’re pulling apart, consumed with partisanship, pessimism, anger and excuses.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
‘Champions for Children’ reveal society’s soul through their work
The stories out of the Maine Children’s Alliance awards ceremony show the state is in good hands.
Communities, just like people, need help to recover from trauma
Waterville has begun to pull itself back from the low point represented by Hathaway Mill’s closing in 2002.
What’s the point of living a long life if you’re deprived of bacon, hot dogs?
Even people who don’t eat processed meat won’t live forever.
Health care can’t help but be harmed when the human touch is lost
Medicine has surrendered its autonomy and become an employee of the monied interests.
Worst thing about getting old isn’t your age, it’s making sense of Medicare muck
What I understand is just a little of the alphabet soup (Parts A, B, C and D) that comprise our national health system for people older than 65.
Labor Relations Board ruling handicaps Maine small businesses
Browning-Ferris holds that a company is now considered a “joint employer” of subcontracted employees.
Debates aren’t on TV to entertain, but to learn who would be a good president
We learned a little more about the GOP candidates on Wednesday, and moderators got slammed for stupid questions.
How much would he write if he had a topic?
You’d be amazed at how much there is I don’t want to write about.
If waitresses earned a decent minimum wage, dignity might get a raise
When you are sexually harrassed in a restaurant yet depend on tips, it’s harder to voice a protest.