Lawrence E. Merckens
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Political system in United States desperately needs party crasher
The word ‘spoiler’ says the two big parties own all the voters, and they should not be taken away by third-party candidates who can’t win.
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Google and apps put gobs of useless information at our fingertips
Maybe the urge to know everything, immediately, is a function of the ability to know everything, immediately.
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Bloggers predict GOP will hold House, take Senate, but hedge their bets
Real Clear Politics poll average shows Republicans currently leading in 46 Senate races.
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Surprises have been a constant this past year
I was right when I said early on that we — my wife and I — had cancer.
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Blame for Burger King ‘inversion’ is on US policy of global taxation
Every other developed country has a territorially based system of taxation.
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Open primaries would help fix broken legislative branch of government
Rep. John K. Delaney
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On Islamic State, Obama has a strategy — of sorts
The president is attempting to delay, deflect and duck responsibility.
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We can’t let fear of the barbarians of the Islamic State to paralyze us
No viable argument for any other choice than confrontation and military might.