I am off on an adventure. My honey’s solid bestie is getting married in Tucson, Arizona. Science nerd that I am, I leaped at the chance to visit “the astronomy capital of the world” and see those famous skies for myself. Tucson is an official Dark Sky City. In fact, it is home to the […]
March 2023
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Who says electrification has to happen at lightning speed?
A few ideas on what I see coming because of the electrification of America: First, within a decade, the government will require all citizens to own electric cars, which will mean upgrading everybody’s electric service. Second, we will have all oil, gas, natural and propane stoves, heaters, ovens, home heaters, etc., removed and replaced with […]
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Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Bill targeting preferred pronoun use in schools will have impact outside the classroom
Who is L.D. 678 for? Who is being protected? Whose rights are being upheld? Moreover, whose are not?
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Brunswick pushing taxpayers to the limit
The Brunswick School Department and School Board have an insatiable appetite for Brunswick taxpayer money. Now they want to increase the tax rate by nearly 10%, which will largely go to wage and benefit increases, according to Superintendent Phil Potenziano. Wage and benefit increases seem to be the mantra of Brunswick town government. But how […]
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Letter to the editor: Taxpayers continue to suffer the price of bank bailouts
A bill under which the federal government bought $700 billion in ‘troubled assets’ during the Great Recession now provides cover to the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine’s girls and nonbinary youth deserve to be listened to
Young people can themselves steer our state through the youth mental health crisis – providing they have our full attention and our support.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Insulin price cuts could lift drugmakers’ profits
New rules designed to reduce Medicaid’s costs give pharma companies incentive to be less opaque.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Putin’s barbarism cannot win
The barbaric acts of Vladimir Putin’s army of unleashed miscreants are but part of his plan to make himself and Russia Great Again. Over time, Putin cannot win this selfish quest. He may get some concessions, but because of him, his people are and will continue suffering condemnation and distrust by the free world. So […]
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Marie-Geneviève Galland-Dodin
FALMOUTH – Marie-Geneviève Galland-Dodin died Oct. 23, 2022, at age 98. She had been living independently in Portland until she was …
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Obituary: Donald Terhune Massey
FREEPORT – Donald Terhune Massey, 71, of Freeport, passed away on March 15, 2023.
Don was born Dec. 15, 1951 to …