Even people who don’t eat processed meat won’t live forever.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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.
Pope focuses on the people, while synod focuses on doctrine
Gathering holds firm to Catholic teaching on abortion and contraception, re-affirms doctrines about divorce and remarriage, same-sex relationships.
Nine hours of sleep can be a game-changer for student-athletes
A healthier starting time in middle and high schools would help the most important people there: our teens.
LePage creating circular firing squads within the Republican Party
Governor means to purge the party of those pesky moderates.