Acadia started out as a monument, and it’s been a smashing success.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Terminal cancer patient reminds us that death with dignity is not suicide
We should make options available and allow the dying to decide for themselves what’s best.
Black widow fear justified in Maine?
While the spiders might hitch a ride here on grapes or in luggage, our cold winters prevent them from living in Maine, writes Dana Wilde.
Too few kids roam free today, learning about outdoor wonders
Is our society that much more dangerous these days than it was when I was growing up in the 1950s and ’60s?
Good Will board, not governor, should be investigated
Board of directors, Eves may have violated articles of incorporation.
Whites must study past, understand how it affects what we believe today
To move on, we must accept that white people have always been treated better than people of color.
Girls need more role models like Olympian Julia Clukey
The girls who attend Clukey’s camp acquire knowledge about self-esteem and confidence building, qualities that are invaluable in a world that has a bad habit of underappreciating women.
Political Excellence Awards bestowed
Some recipients had absolutely no competition for their award.
God bless the USA on its birthday
Snippets from some of America’s inspirational, patrioti songs for celebrating this Fourth of July.
I like it when we don’t have to ‘go to Boston’
Dana Farber is a terrific facility, but there are just too many people there — and many of them are sick.