L.D. 999 would require that a background check is completed before two strangers engage in the sale of a firearm.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Commentary: Congress should stop rewarding Big Pharma with tax breaks for gouging patients
Maine’s congressional delegation should push to eliminate loopholes that allow this industry to dodge paying its fair share.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: This past school year was not lost, it was lived. Beautifully.
Let’s not have this time defined by learning loss, but rather by the compassion and resilience that students, families and teachers have mustered.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Democrats in charge in Maine legislative session’s final weeks
The big policy debates over taxes and spending are between progressives and moderates within the Democratic Party.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
The View From Here: We don’t have to drive
But if we insist on building our world around cars, we have to be more responsible about how we choose to get around.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Local & State, News, Op-Eds, Opinion
So you never knew about the Tulsa Race Massacre. Why not?
When it comes to teaching history in our schools, we still have a lot to learn.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Waking up sober every day
Quitting drinking is not a one-time decision but a choice that has to be made every morning.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: What does resilience sound like? Come and hear it.
Undeterred by COVID, mosquitoes, rain and cold, the singers of Women in Harmony persist in gathering safely. Now they’re planning a concert June 19.
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David Emery: Maine taxpayers are already covering too many climate costs
It’s time to end giveaways to fossil fuel companies and make them foot the bill for the damage they inflict on the environment, the former congressman says.