As paid lobbyists line up in Augusta against a package of prescription medication reform bills, the lone voice of a woman from Limestone lays bare the travesty of high drug prices.
Op-Eds
Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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The Maine Millennial: There’s no way to win pothole slalom
A reasonable gas tax hike would provide the money Maine needs to fix its roads.
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Maine Voices: Students don’t get commencement guidance when they really need it
Advice to those starting college: Reach out to faculty, lean on your advisers, talk to career-services staff and be flexible.
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Sen. Millett: Maine families, law enforcement need tool to help people in crisis
L.D. 1312 would help ensure that those at risk don’t do harm, while still protecting their rights as gun owners.
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Maine Voices: Developing financial literacy makes cents for people of all ages
In Maine and across the U.S., personal-finance education is critical to addressing the savings crisis that’s putting consumer solvency at risk.
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Commentary: Sanders’ Medicare for All goes too far
U.S. Sen. and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders recently released his health care plan, which he calls “Medicare for All.” With a name like that, one would think that the proposal involves extending the Medicare system, which provides health care insurance to the elderly, to all Americans. But Sanders’ plan is something different. It would outlaw […]
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Commentary: Portrait of an untrustworthy presidency
President Donald Trump was worried about the wrong thing. Among the more colorful revelations of the Mueller report was Trump’s reaction to hearing that a special counsel had been appointed to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election and matters arising from it. “Oh my God. This is terrible. This is the end of my […]
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Commentary: Barr embarrasses himself and Justice Department
Attorney General William Barr’s cheerleading for President Trump on Thursday morning was entirely inappropriate, and forces the question of whether a cover-up is underway. Barr claimed, in his brief back and forth with journalists, that he was only there to answer questions about the process of producing the report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller, not […]
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Maine Voices: Despite Sen. Collins’ failure to protect ACA, there’s still hope for the law’s future
Thanks to the U.S. House shake-up, the conversation is moving from saving Obamacare to strengthening it.