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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Legislative override would make governors accountable to voters
A bill LePage vetoed would bar Maine’s chief executive from using voter-approved bonds for leverage.
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Bible isn’t a particularly good manual for marriage
By focusing on sexual behavior, objectors to same-sex marriage are trying to make gay people feel guilty.
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CMP could protect electric grid from solar storm outage
The company could invest several million dollars and protect Maine from a long and catastrophic loss of power.
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Guns win, death with dignity loses
Sometimes even exceptional palliative hospice care is not enough at end of life.
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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.
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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.
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‘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.
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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.
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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.