A growing number of people can’t, shouldn’t or choose not to own a personal motor vehicle.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Staff, volunteers at Togus Hospice Unit made every day a great day for Ezra Smith
I can’t imagine working in a place where you care for and come to love your patients, and they all die.
Ban on hand-held cellphone use would make our roads safer
Cellphone use has replaced drunken driving as Maine’s biggest public safety risk, police say.
Collins: Selma a testament to the power of courage, forgiveness
Fifty years after ‘Bloody Sunday,’ a Maine senator joins the march to honor civil rights-era heroes.
SAM-supported bill attacks Maine initiative process
Sportsmen know the best way to protect bear baiting is to make it more difficult to file citizen petitions.
Revenue sharing supports best interests of both state and its residents
We should maximize our ability to tax out-of-state visitors and to improve the overall fairness of Maine’s tax system.
Indian is not a costume I wear
Could anyone imagine a mascot with a caricature of an African American or a Catholic priest?
Bill closes loophole in signature gathering process
L.D. 176 would provide some level of accountability for signature collectors where none currently exists.
Maybe at the end of a two-year campaign, we’ll know who Cain, Poliquin really are
Both analysts agree Cain has announced candidacy for the 2nd District too early.
If threat of death won’t make people use seat belts, why should a fine?
Sen. Eric Brakey’s argument for L.D. 112 rests primarily on a libertarian’s principled insistence that government has a heavy burden of proof to justify use of force and coercion.