Dannel Malloy is accountable for the debacle at UMA, but he’s had some considerable accomplishments, too.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine Voices: Shellfish farms here and across America are being hammered by climate change
As shellfish aquaculture is thwarted by global warming, so are its social, environmental and economic benefits.
Commentary: Need for greater public and private investment in higher education’s hidden costs
In Maine and across the nation, ‘invisible’ financial barriers hold back many low-income first-generation college students.
Maine Voices: Small businesses like mine deserve a level playing field
I pay my fair share toward the communities we all want. Let’s make billionaires and corporations do the same.
Maine Voices: Governor must address UMaine System debacle
Rather than allowing the chancellor to take over each campus’ key functions, let’s address leadership issues and determine the proper governance model for the future.
Commentary: Baseball, vaccines and the triumph of selfishness
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Maine Voices: Joe Manchin delivers gut punch to future generations
Opponents of climate legislation say it’s too expensive to give young people a shot at feeling safe enough to raise kids and enjoy our lives.
Maine Voices: My abortions were safe, legal and pain-free. Everyone deserves that right.
The majority of Americans know it is fundamentally wrong to force someone into motherhood.
Jim Fossel: To retake Augusta, Maine GOP needs its cards on the table
Candidates owe it to voters to be direct about what they intend to do once in office. It’s also a sound political strategy.
The Maine Millennial: How to make a house a home?
By treating a house as a financial instrument, real estate investors deprive millions of people from the security homeownership should offer.