Revenue from the fee would be divided up equally and returned to all households.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
‘American Pie’: Sometimes it’s sweeter not to know the answers
In April, Christie’s will auction the original manuscript and notes to the enigmatic 1971 ballad.
We shouldn’t throw out the system just because we found a flaw
Having “the means” to pay for lodging is only part of the battle with someone who has mental illness.
Maine needs affordable child care solutions for working mothers
Women are close to achieving pay parity with men — until they have children.
With its ‘minor’ scandals, it’s good administration had no ‘major’ ones
Veterans Affairs waiting lists, IRS discrimination, Fast and Furious are just some of what’s gone on in the last six years.
Are you as old as you look, or as old as you feel?
Hair, its color and quantity, is often a gauge of how people see us.
Discussion should begin on right to make one’s own end-of-life decision
As four Maine lawmakers draft death-with-dignity bills, both sides of the issue should be debated.
Proposed budget would hurt nonprofit children’s camps
Many camps own property valued at more than $500,000.
To be successful, anti-poaching efforts must focus on reducing demand
The birth of a rhino calf in South Africa gives conservationists some hope.
Note to governor: Maine’s attorney general doesn’t work for you
An independent chief law officer is part of our democracy’s system of checks and balances.