A comprehensive and multifaceted approach is still sorely needed to address the problem.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
The power of Maine women
To flourish in the 21st century economy, the state has to invest in its women.
The vital question of school testing in Maine
We can’t afford to replace one bad test with another.
The rise of the angry electorate
From Obama to Trump and Sanders, voters are demanding change. They just can’t agree on what they want.
Common good and college admissions
Reform aimed at applications may make colleges better, but it will make the process more stressful too.
Waterville’s ‘downtown draw’
The success in the central Maine city highlights one of the state’s most valuable assets.
Time for an Article 5 Convention?
It could rein in a federal government many see as increasingly harsh and distant.
2016 campaign takes up what 2008 began
Hillary Clinton enters dangerous territory by attacking universal health care, the big idea she once embraced.
The good fight for the GOP
In the party, the voices of reason take on anger, bias and nativism.