The terrorists succeeded beyond their dreams in inflicting damage on this country.
2021
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Ron Chase: Damariscove Island is a remarkable kayak destination
I consider a sea kayak trip to Damariscove Island to be one of the most unique destinations on the Maine coast. The southern terminus of the rugged rockbound island is located about five miles off the shore of Ocean Point situated on the far end of Linekin Neck in East Boothbay. The now uninhabited island […]
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Maine Voices: Effort to bolster health care can be ‘engine of opportunity’ for our state
Developing innovative ways to attract, train and reward dedicated caregivers is just as critical as filling new office towers and labs.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc on U.S. economy
After a disappointing summer, it’s more clear than ever that masks and vaccines are the best path to normalcy.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Uncategorized
The Wrap: Have a Negroni, Tony, plus eat Filipino food in Portland
Share your apples for a new cider, and find out who fed Phil.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Gov. Mills’ requirement leading to health care staff shortages
I read a news article last evening about the staff at Northern Light Health being 88 percent vaccinated. The article noted 1,200 employees (or 10 percent of their workforce) have opted to get the vaccine in the past five weeks, and 12 percent of their workforce has not received it. Twelve percent of their workforce? […]
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Letter to the editor: COVID vaccine mandate bad for Maine patients’ rights
The many health care workers who are taking a stand against the COVID vaccine mandate are doing so to protect their right (and the right of every Mainer) to freedom of medical choice. These are exactly the type of people we need working within the health care system: people who value personal autonomy, bodily integrity […]
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From the Chamber: 9/11 remembrance will bring us together, and we need it
I was four months out of college and five weeks beyond my father’s passing, working on the sales team for the beverage distributor I’d worked at during my college summer breaks. I was at the Augusta Walmart with a guy named Eric, we were waiting on a delivery so we could set up some large […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion
Superintendent’s Notebook: Making life easier in RSU 5
“With a Little Help From My Friends,” a song by John Lennon, emphasizes that life is made easier when we lean on one another. Never has this been more true than in the past year and a half, when many children and adults have felt the impact of the isolation created by COVID. Many of […]
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LC Van Savage: Life’s Clinks
We all have certain things in our lives we find annoying, right? Even though to the rest of the world they may seem like not such a big deal, to us they are. Let’s not judge lest we be judged, …or something. Here’s one of the things that turn me from the normally placid sweetheart […]