For a time, I thought mass shootings were somebody else’s problem.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Commentary: I still believe public utilities are the future
The investor-owned utility system was designed to enrich the few. It cannot prioritize people or our planet. Full stop.
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Commentary: School districts can take action in the wake of Lewiston shootings
Anonymous tip lines can empower students to report concerns and keep one another safe.
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Commentary: Maine has a golden opportunity to raise the bar for mining
How can we move toward a low-carbon future without making life worse in low-income countries? The answer is local.
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Commentary: Send America’s floating hospitals to Gaza
We should not miss an opportunity to provide significant humanitarian and medical aid during a cruel and terrible conflict.
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A letter from the publisher: There is still so much to be thankful for
Dear reader, “Mainers to Be Thankful For” is one of my favorite annual features. I hope you have a chance to enjoy this year’s selection of people who make our lives brighter and our communities stronger – people like Janice Sweeney of Jay, who started her lifetime of community service working at the snack shack […]
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A letter from the publisher: There is still so much to be thankful for
Dear reader, “Mainers to Be Thankful For” is one of my favorite annual features. I hope you have a chance to enjoy this year’s selection of people who make our lives brighter and our communities stronger – people like Janice Sweeney of Jay, who started her lifetime of community service working at the snack shack […]
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Maine Voices: Trump is a threat to our nation. Time for our senators to take a stand.
The risk of a second Trump presidency should be alarming enough to spur Sens. Collins and King into vocal opposition.
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Commentary: Why Democrats are ride or die for another Biden term
Potential challengers understand that fracturing the Democratic Party in 2024 would presage the breaking of American democracy thereafter.
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Maine Voices: It must be possible to reach a truce in the culture wars
There’s plenty for many of us to be angry about. By staying angry, however, we can’t take on a shared mission.