Republicans should revisit a proposal from Sen. Susan Collins as a starting point for making changes most Americans want.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Alan Caron: The optimist’s guide to Trump
A pessimist may see the administration as just beginning, but it actually may be half over.
Maine Compass: The new clean Industrial Revolution
The time is right to encourage the development of new technologies that don’t harm the environment.
Maine Compass: Senate should confirm Gorsuch
Fighting this nomination would be futile and destructive, according to a constitutional scholar.
Maine DHHS is failing the children it is supposed to protect
Problems at Long Creek started with failures at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Ben Gilman: Return of New Markets Program will help Maine
Despite criticism, a new report shows the economic development tool spurs investment.
Maine Compass: State is failing at-risk youth
Closing the youth prison is a good step, but the system is broken elsewhere too.
Douglas Rooks: Legislature should listen to voters on taxes
There’s no proof that lowering taxes on the wealthy breeds prosperity.
Maine Compass: Make sure ‘milk’ is milk
A bill would tell the FDA to strictly enforce its existing standards on labeling.
Maine Voices: Trump plan to gut civil legal aid would have devastating impact on Mainers
Low-income families, elders and veterans all benefit from the federal Legal Services Corp.