Donald Sussman’s investment helped put company on solid financial footing.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Bernie Sanders: Vermont’s gift to America
Bernie Sanders — Democratic socialist, independent, liberal, progressive Democrat — has offered himself as primary opponent to Hillary.
Self-destruction not included among list of rights — until recently
Our culture is turning away from idea that life, even lived poorly, is preferable to death.
Baby shots hurt, and I didn’t get a lollipop
I was stuck five times with five different needles containing five different things that generated five different sensations, though pain seemed to be a constant.
High cost to proposed MaineCare cuts
Reductions could weaken the state’s primary care system and force some mental health providers to close.
LePage’s proposed EBT card purchase limits punitive, based on weak data
For instance, transactions at Joe’s Smoke Shop aren’t necessarily for cigarettes, since Joe’s also sells food.
Turning Maine into region’s economic and environmental crown jewel
Switching our reliance from fossil fuels to renewable forms of energy would help preserve our quality of place.
A simple solution to LePage’s frustrating land bond holdup
Take the wood being cut along Interstate 295, turn it into firewood and give it to people in need.
Colby yields to increasingly secular society by eliminating prayers at commencement
Putting an end to to the dead tradition may do a service to us all.
Without fuel, prosperity engine won’t run
We need a brave politician to ask Mainers if they’d be willing to pay higher fuel tax to ensure roads and bridges maintained properly.