Even when the aim is to be respectful, some words come with baggage that overrides those intentions.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Voices: Paid leave system would help families, make Maine more attractive
L.D. 1587 would establish a state insurance fund through employee contributions.
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Maine Voices: State benefits greatly from land trusts
Thanks to these organizations, Maine’s residents and economy get a boost from public land.
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From the State House: Minimum wage law hurting small rural businesses
A bill before the Legislature would slow the increases passed in 2016, and give business owners a chance to catch their breath.
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Alan Caron: The empty promises of corporate tax breaks
A Lewiston company shows the folly of programs that cut taxes in order to create jobs.
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George Smith: Life really is a journey
A question from a young Mainer turns the columnist to reflection.
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Commentary: No, the memo isn’t ‘treasonous, or ‘worse than Watergate’
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Karen Heck: These Maine girls found the power to bring about change
Amazing young Mainers will be honored at the annual Girls Rock! Awards.
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Maine Compass: Abandon the ‘us versus them’ view of tax reform
Casting businesses that get lower tax rates as greedy distracts from the benefits of reinvesting money locally.
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Maine Compass: If Congress doesn’t find a solution for ‘dreamers,’ I could be deported
I grew up in Portland. I’m asking Sen. Susan Collins to keep me and others here in our home.