In his book, “The Half Has Never Been Told,” Cornell University history professor Edward Baptist documents in painful detail how slavery worked.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Many changes in 10 years of June as National Internet Safety Month
With the explosive growth in the use of social media paying attention to Internet safety is now more important than ever before.
Democrats, Republicans unite in disregard for ‘invisible’ Mainers
Lawmakers fall far short of helping the people who actually pay the state’s bills.
Kids shouldn’t take summer off from reading, writing
Mental exertion now will go a long way toward building fulfillment and happiness in later years.
Split crowded GOP field in two, choose debaters at random
Any manipulation of the groupings would be sure to spark suspicions and bad blood. Mark Davis
From veto frenzy to quiet departure
‘Management by yelling’ doesn’t work, as LePage found out in waning days of Legislature.
It’s been a week to be grateful
Reflections about myriad topics as summer vacation rolls around.
Ranked-choice voting good for Maine, good for candidates, good for voters
Forum planned in Augusta on Thursday to give people a chance to learn about proposal and ask questions.
People’s veto should decide legality of permitless concealed carry
After all, Maine citizens are sensible, own a lot of firearms and commit relatively few crimes.
End lifetime terms for Supreme Court justices
Standardized, 18-year, nonrenewable terms would be ideal.