President Donald Trump, courtesy of the Office of Government Ethics, gave the public its annual look at his business holdings on Thursday afternoon. According to Trump’s personal financial disclosure form, his boutique portfolio of golf courses, hotels, real estate and other ventures had revenue of at least $435 million in 2018, about $30 million less […]
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine Compass: Legislature should get real on internet privacy
Targeting just broadband providers is not the answer.
Maine Voices: Stigma kills when the disease is substance use disorder
The sober house proposed in Falmouth is one of many places where Mainers who are learning to manage a chronic illness made worse by public misunderstanding.
Maine Voices: Three chapters, a century of history and a choice for America
Will our nation remain the vanguard of Western civilization? Only if we uphold free enterprise and American exceptionalism.
Jim Fossel: Time’s up for presidential caucuses
Maine should bring back the presidential primary, but we don’t need new rules about party enrollment.
Commentary: Mainers Feeding Mainers is growing businesses, supporting communities in rural Maine
But without ongoing state funding, the partnership between farmers and hunger-relief programs faces an uncertain future.
Gina Barreca: Extra credit, in the real world? Be grateful for any credit at all
Outside of a classroom, does life offer any version of “extra credit”? I don’t offer extra credit, not even in the classroom. I don’t believe it serves my students to give them extra credit for showing up at campus events, doing additional assignments or washing my car, because these are not experiences they’ll be able […]
Maine Voices: Jesus built bridges, and so should we
Local churches are resisting Franklin Graham’s message and proclaiming a more inclusive kind of Christianity.
Sen. King: Amid fragile advances in Iraq, ISIS remains a major threat
To save Iraq, we need to remain engaged with the country’s government and its people.
Maine Voices: Ominous signs indicate Trump administration is seeking war with Iran
The mixture of American bellicosity and Iranian desperation is potentially explosive. Who will defuse it?