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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Tom Waddell: On common holidays, live and let live
Everyone should have the freedom to celebrate in their own way.
Douglas Rooks: Two decades on the capital’s hot seat
Bill Bridgeo is an example of how in Maine, municipal managers hold great sway.
Maine Voices: Early childhood education is as crucial to military readiness as jets and ships
It’s important to get a head start on the building of academic and ‘character’ skills eventually needed to enlist or qualify for any career path.
Airport directors: Facility charge supports critically needed Maine infrastructure
Congress should raise the cap on the passenger fee, now set at $4.50, which would help fund improvements in Portland and Bangor.
George Smith: A devastating diagnosis brings out the truly important things
As this columnist begins to deal with ALS, a wonderful life comes into focus.
Maine Compass: MEMIC marks 25th anniversary
The Maine Employers Mutual Insurance Co. mailed its first policies on the first workday of 1993.
Lisa Miller: Preparing for the ‘super elderly’
Half of the people born today will live to be 100. Maine has to be ready.
Maine Compass: Sports fail without higher purpose
Fans love the manufactured protest and patriotism, but modern sports is built on greed.