With fewer North Atlantic right whales than there are students at a medium-size Maine high school, we need to step up protection efforts.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
From the publisher: A year like no other reaffirms the value of local journalism
With support of our readers, we are headed into 2021 with a clear sense of our mission.
The Maine Millennial: ‘Small happiness’ was there, even in 2020
Saying goodbye to a god-awful year by remembering it wasn’t all bad.
Maine Voices: History provides reality check to lumberjack’s romantic image
Many Maine woods workers in the early 20th century were tricked into taking jobs characterized by isolation and debt servitude.
Jim Fossel: Federal aid should go directly to people who need it
Congress showed it can act when it has to, but it must do a better job of targeting assistance.
Maine Voices: Boeing’s Max is back – should you have reservations about making reservations?
The jury is still out whether the problems that killed 346 people aboard the Max have been fixed. Nonetheless, it will return to service Tuesday.
Bill Nemitz: A Christmas tree heavy with ornaments, each a memory of a life cut short
A Bowdoinham church quietly commemorates the pandemic’s toll on Maine.
Maine Voices: Deer hunting with Robert Frost, or what I’ve found in the woods
I haven’t brought home much venison since taking up the pastime at age 45, but it’s brought me closer to nature and my neighbors.
Commentary: Tehran is not looking for a war with America
But President-elect Joe Biden should make it clear that the U.S. is willing to respond to anything the Iranians are planning.
George Smith: A Christmas like no other
The holidays this year are different, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be great.