The potential impact of NECEC and similar proposals on Maine’s iconic landscape must be considered before any action is taken.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Douglas Rooks: Conflicts of interest in our citizen Legislature
Good rules are necessary, but there’s no proof Maine lawmakers are misusing their power.
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George Smith: Make a toast to Maine breweries
The craft beer industry is booming all over the state.
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Rep. Terry: Hardworking Mainers should receive a ‘cost of living refund’
L.D. 1491 would replace the Maine earned income tax credit with a bigger credit available to more people.
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Commentary: Proposed drug price caps would stall health care advances
Allowing a state panel to artificially restrain medication costs would lead to a slower pace of innovation and fewer cures.
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Commentary: Gleeful Democrats pulled off the perfect tax scam
“Nobody likes to give themselves credit for this kind of messaging success, but progressive groups did a really good job of convincing people that Trump raised their taxes when the facts say a clear majority got a tax cut,” Vox senior correspondent Matthew Yglesias tweeted April 8. Let me get this straight. Yglesias admits that […]
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Sustain Mid Maine Coalition: These cars are electric
This Earth Day, think about turning in your internal combustion engine for something greener, and cheaper.
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Peter Garrett: Senators should lead on climate change
A bipartisan bill for a carbon tax and dividend has been introduced in the House. The Senate needs to step up.
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Amy Calder: Bravely battling rare form of cancer
Cierrah French, 12, of Skowhegan, has chrondocarcinoma, which is resistant to chemotherapy and radiation, and will undergo surgery on her right leg Tuesday in Boston.
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Jim Fossel: Maine’s Green New Deal as substance-free as the federal version
The state’s proposed response to the climate crisis also makes a lot of promises for other people to keep.