White suspects are called lone wolves, but violence by black and Muslim people is systemic.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Back room budget negotiations vexing, but spending plan has its good points
In the real world, families making $30,000 or $40,000 could sure use the help more than those making $130,000.
What I’ve learned about Maine in 25 years here
Don’t use the front door and back into parking spaces, along with other things.
The cusp of climate cataclysm keeps moving further away
When considering recent encyclical from Pope Francis, we should bear in mind the pontiff’s lack of scientific expertise.
Still here to mark family milestone
Even though we didn’t make it to Pennsylvania for the graduation, we’re still part of grandson’s life.
Lure tourists, then tax ’em
High taxes on services, such as rental cars, hotel rooms and restaurant meals, let visitors foot some of the bill for state and local services.
Maine voters deserve the right to recall a chief executive
Safeguards are needed when governors abuse their power or go off the deep end.
College credit transfers still need quality control
Academic transfer that is seamless should not mean a lack of evaluation of ill-prepared students.
Asylum seekers deserve bootstraps, not just the boot
Paul LePage’s divisive rhetoric has fanned the flames of a nativism that is shortsighted and hateful.
Harmon’s pro-gun assumptions aren’t loaded with logic
Data provide a more reliable indicator of which states are safe than does the columnist’s imagination.