From an offensive Facebook posting to Hillary’s secret emails,we call actions ‘Smart’ or ‘Not Smart’ as we see ’em.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Valuable books teach us about other worlds, other ways to see our world
New book illustrates what today’s higher education might look like.
Maine workforce would be better off if right-to-work law enacted
Such laws don’t bar unions, which still can persuade workers to join them of their own free will.
Getting older is like the fog, coming in on little cat feet
Even the credit union watches out for me as I get older.
UNE researchers at forefront in the mission to squash superbugs
The University of New England is addressing antibiotic resistance in several ways.
Should nonprofits be taxed?
Maybe they should do a better job of promoting the intangible “quality of life” benefits of their services.
Another Secret Service fender-bender
Driving a government car into one of the barricades surrounding the White House compound not exactly a shining moment.
As Maine politicians dither, grassroots solar initiatives grow
Buying in bulk, federal tax breaks reduce cost of a household solar system and make it more affordable.
Bill requiring mental health crisis training for police is a sound idea
Where crisis training is absent, encounters between law enforcement and people in mental crises often turn deadly.
‘Right-to-die’ a euphemism meant to sanitize the act of suicide
A wise woman once said she wasn’t dying, she was living until she took her last breath.