Showing that you care for the wellbeing of others has been twisted into a cause for pointless rebellion.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Jim Fossel: Gov. Mills should work with Maine Republicans on economy
In times of crisis, leaders need to bring people together, not drive division.
Rep. Chloe Maxmin: A new kind of politics, a new kind of campaign
Politics is service and should support and provide for the needs of our community, the state representative writes.
Another View: UMA class of 2020 will be on the front lines
With us on the front lines, I know that we will recover — as a state, a nation and a world, a class member writes.
Maine Voices: Small businesses can’t wait any longer – we must fully reopen now
Rescind the 14-day self-quarantine and promote Maine as The Safest Place to Vacation this year.
Tom Waddell: Actions by Trump, and now his supporters, are putting us in danger
The president was slow to respond to the coronavirus, and now many of his followers are choosing to ignore CDC recommendations on safety.
Douglas Rooks: Centralized authority has its limits
Pitting public health against “economic sustainability” doesn’t answer the important questions before us.
Commentary: We must save lives at risk from COVID, new nuclear arms race
Encourage our U.S. senators to sign on to an extension of the New START Treaty.
Maine Voices: Let’s look at numbers, science while we open up our state
Maine’s CDC director and governor have kept us safer than almost any other state, a car dealer says, and they’ll reopen us to business just as safely.
George Smith: Books to quarantine by
It’s a good time to pull your favorite books from the shelves.