It’s OK that newspaper disagrees with the decision, but motives of PUC commissioners shouldn’t be suspect.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Since War on Drugs hasn’t worked, let’s nip causes of addiction in the bud
Young children stimulated in caring and stable relationships with adults tend to grow up physically and mentally healthy.
Guns everywhere is not the way life should be
Most Mainers support laws that improve gun safety; L.D. 652 does the opposite.
Current concealed carry permit process has built-in safeguards
L.D. 652 would let almost anyone to enter almost every business or residence in the state with a loaded gun hidden in their pocket.
People pushing the indignation button at any perceived slight
This ready-to-roll umbrage flourishes because millions of Americans have sunk into a swamp of sensitivity.
If woman’s injuries not too bad, NFL player may get to suit up
NFL learned its lesson from Rice case: Make sure it knows what things look like before issuing a decision.
Indiana flap just ‘another skirmish in the endless battle of the Big Gay Wedding Cake.’
Law allows people to raise religious concerns as a defense, but judges and juries still would have to decide if they apply.
Cancer claims a friend, but chance finds another
I unexpectedly meet an online friend, a fellow multiple myeloma sufferer in the baking aisle.
Editorial spreads misinformation about unpaid court fines
No one in Maine is jailed because they are poor and unable to pay their fine.
Children’s nutrition, health care programs lose funds in congressional budgets
Steep cuts approved for food stamps, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program.