One day, immigration officials took away entire family In “Orange Is the New Black,” I play Maritza Ramos, a tough Latina from the ‘hood. In “Jane the Virgin,” I play Lina, Jane’s best friend and a funny know-it-all who is quick to offer advice. I love both parts, but they’re fiction. My real story is […]
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Four huge immigration problems Obama’s reforms likely won’t fix
Justine Drennan, Elias Groll & Siobhan O’Grady
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Voters tell leaders to spend more time on concrete economic plans
Seeking to boost the economy, voters supported every one of the small-business and innovation bonds.
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LePage’s win started with great campaign, ended with wife’s great ads
Add issues that struck a chord with many Mainers, and governor hit the right notes.
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Poliquin not the boss anymore, but has become our employee in Congress
Representative-elect could do worse than emulate some of Dave Emery’s accomplishments.
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Service year would give Americans a strong sense of shared citizenship
Voluntary, but socially expected, service would give added value to citizenship.
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King hides need for transparency behind need for insurance
Hiding Affordable Care Act particulars in ‘tortured’ writing helped ensure its passage.
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Under horrifying law, government can just take people’s money, property
Government self-interest has corrupted a crime-fighting tool into an evil.