What a remarkable day for the New Hampshire House. What a remarkable day for New Hampshire. On March 23, in a vote of surprising clarity, state lawmakers upheld the state’s pioneering same-sex marriage law. They voted bravely against the bigotry that says some New Hampshire residents have more rights than others. They voted firmly against […]

As was the case during last year’s legislative session, there are a number of bills before state lawmakers that, if passed, would surely compromise the quality of Maine’s environment. They are often cast as critical to support Maine’s economy, but that falsely pits jobs against the environment. In a state where tourism is a major […]

To the editor: I am writing in response to Phil Koonce’s “letter of tragedy” that was published on March 19. In his letter, Koonce bemoans the potential withdrawal of state funding for the Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN). His letter prompted me do a little research on how this would affect Maine taxpayers. Other states […]

To the editor: I write in response to the letter from Gerald Barlow titled “Tax demon alcohol,” which was published March 8. Back in 1994, I joined the Americorps “ Victim Assistance” program. All I did was help people to obtain restraining orders and work with them throughout the court process. Barlow asked a local […]

To the editor: Once again, our northwest Brunswick neighborhood’s reputation as an emerging good and decent place to live has been assaulted at the hands of another absentee landlord. A front- page report in The Times Record on March 19 alleged that Aaron Fickett, who lived at 71 Cumberland St., was found growing marijuana not […]