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Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Integrated, multidisciplinary approach is best way to manage chronic pain
University of New England and Mercy Pain Center researchers seek therapies to improve outcomes.
Pope’s meeting with ‘county clerk who loves Jesus’ affirms right of conscience
Boehner’s resignation puts GOP backbenchers in the spotlight.
It’s up to students to end Skowhegan mascot dilemma
The decision to keep the ‘Indian’ name makes School Administrative District 54 into a statewide pariah with each successive embarrassing and humiliating headline.
Republicans’ referendum will give voters a chance to send a message to LePage
Since he can’t govern state the old-fashioned way, he and members of his party will try to circumvent the Legislature.
Our neighbors may do us some big favors
Two Massachusetts proposals could provide major benefits to Maine.
Being an Up-stander can help make world safer from domestic violence
The long journey out of abuse can begin with a single breath.
Pope Francis spoke not about policy, but about fundamental truths
He laid out the goals of tolerance and inclusivity, but left it up to us to figure out how to get there.
To improve Maine’s economy, drop political talking points, deal with reality
If the cost of doing business in the state is reduced to a competitive level, a surge in new jobs is likely to follow.
Pope reminds Congress it is one team, elected to care for the people
Pontiff’s lesson: To disagree without demonizing, converse without condemning.