The state’s labor shortage is an opportunity to bring more people into the workforce and out of poverty.
Greg Kesich
Posted inMeetinghouse, Opinion
J. Lauren Sangster, Portland: A new start with an old hat
After a loved one passes away, we sometimes hold off doing certain things. We need to wait until the time is right to figure out exactly what it is we need to do to feel better. I sobbed uncontrollably the first time I dared to pick up Mike’s favorite summer hat and smell the inside […]
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Workforce need challenges every industry
Maine’s economy is headed for a decline if we can’t get more workers on the job.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine 2nd District candidate’s gun raffle is an immature political stunt
Eric Brakey may think he’s being provocative, but he ought to know better.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
LePage: Mills should not have dropped Riverview lawsuit
The former governor defends his decision to draw down federal funds to run an unaccredited institution.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Western Maine power line needed to fight climate change
Bringing Canadian hydro power into New England is what we need to replace aging nuclear power plant.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Ancient rhythms in control when the lights go out
Living without electricity is part of life in Maine, and people and houses and people quickly adjust to the way it used to be.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Maine Democrats try to keep banning binge going
Bills that would ban plastic straws and vaping could get a spot on the second session agenda alongside strict gun control legislation.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Rep. Golden: Corporate money behind scary prescription drug ads
Common sense reforms that most Americans support are made to look like a ‘socialist takeover.’
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine hemp farmers are not criminals
But financial institutions are treating them that way, thanks to slow-moving bureaucrats in Washington.