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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Maine Compass: Demand leaders with character
We need leaders who focus on their responsibilities, not themselves.
Commentary: Women can save the world
Wonder Woman is the perfect hero for the Trump era.
Garrison Keillor: Midsummer party, the Norwegian way
They’re dignified, self-effacing, endlessly kind, and they talk slow so you can butt in.
Cynthia Dill: On our nation’s birthday, let’s count our bevy of blessings
Those around you who see opportunity and have faith in a brighter future are worthy of a parade.
Jim Fossel: Ignore will of people at your peril
Regardless of whether you supported the referendums or not, there’s no denying that legislative efforts to revise them were virtually unprecedented.
Don Roberts: Where sports legends are made, not born
Induction into the Maine Sports Legends Hall of Fame causes writer to reflect on Maine’s hallowed sports history.
Maine Compass: LePage misinforms public in push to end land trust tax exemptions
About 95% of the land is already on tax rolls, and the fiscal impact of taxing the others would be small.
Commentary: Health care bill a moment of truth for GOP
A myopic embrace of trickle-down theory can’t tackle problems that need big-thinking solutions.
Maine Compass: Protect parks, and the arts
The range of experiences here is part of what draws people to Maine.