As Easter, Passover and Ramadan overlap, the Shoulder-to-Shoulder Campaign can inspire us to work together on behalf of our Muslim neighbors.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Rep. Raegen LaRochelle: Mainers need better access to energy assistance
The author’s bill, L.D. 2006, directs the Maine State Housing Authority to establish the HEAP Administrative Efficiency Fund and to shorten application waiting and approval times.
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Maine Voices: Putin invokes demons to justify war against Ukraine
His rhetoric and its historical ties to mass violence stir grave concerns about what the future holds for the Ukrainian people.
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Tom Waddell: Insurrection, abortion and Christian education
For the white Christian nationalist movement, so powerful now in politics, the three issues are closely connected.
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Commentary: State bill to federalize local zoning is the wrong way to create Maine housing
L.D. 2003 would change the face of Maine towns forever while saddling all municipalities with increased service burdens and lawsuit expenses.
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Maine Voices: Maine Generation Authority needed to meet state climate, energy goals
Support L.D. 1634 and L.D. 1350, Report C, to advocate for accelerated renewable-energy generation, local jobs and lower costs to ratepayers.
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Douglas Rooks: On Anthem, the die was cast long ago
A public system not controlled by the public will never work.
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Commentary: There’s a bipartisan understanding that we need to act to solve Maine’s housing crisis
L.D. 2003 can satisfy those who advocate for affordable housing and those who support private property rights, say Speaker Ryan Fecteau and Rep. Amy Arata.
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Maine Compass: Workers can learn a lot from 1907 Skowhegan strike
The 1907 Skowhegan textile strike should be remembered for the boldness of the women, men, girls and boys, who collectively stood up against their employer and for human dignity and worker’s rights.
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Maine Voices: Stable housing for every Mainer is the way life should be
Bills in the Legislature will attack Maine’s housing crisis from several angles: zoning reform, building more affordable housing and funding more vouchers.