Sometimes even exceptional palliative hospice care is not enough at end of life.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Legislature failed to endorse policies helping women and families
Legislators defeated a minimum-wage hike, along with more funds for child care and family planning.
Judiciary can establish rule against shackling kids in court
The time is past due for Maine to have a clear and publicly accessible policy for this.
‘Tumbledown’ audience is the best of Franklin County
The movie, written by a Farmington woman, was filmed in Massachusetts and has a Hollywood sensibility, but the hometown crowd at MIFF loved it anyway.
Margaret Chase Smith, with rose, would be perfect choice for $10 bill
Senator’s honesty and dignity proved those qualities can be a part of politics.
Gardiner council can help relieve library staffing shortage by filling vacancy
Without a children’s librarian, the children’s room may be forced to close a couple of days a week.
Computer crashes really were just coincidence
Our brains struggle to see patterns in events, even when there aren’t any.
We need constitutional amendment before the people can recall a governor
It’s a bit easier to recall a municipal official since Legislature loosened the law.
ACLU: The governor’s blunder puts new state laws on the books
If LePage wanted to veto any of 19 bills in question, he could and should have done it in the time allotted.
We shouldn’t use the R-word, unless it’s Red Skin Potatoes
Cultural appropriation sometimes happens without thinking, but that doesn’t make it right.