As a registered Democrat, I’m trying to figure out the best motto for the Biden campaign. How about “Let’s finish the job.” The Chips and Science Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act are all long-term projects that will provide Americans with generational benefits to our economy, our environment and […]
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Posted inAmerican Journal
Letter: Planned phased-in sewer system for Gorham Country Club development a bad idea
Regarding the proposed development at the former Gorham Country Club, it would appear that members of the town’s boards are unaware of Churchill’s saying, “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” South Woods once had a gang septic system that failed. That failure required the sewer system now there. To […]
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Letter: A tiny solution for homelessness
Typically smaller than 500 square feet, tiny houses have the potential to help solve homelessness.
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: No longer in denial, I’m grieving the loss of Maine winter
The Summer That Wasn’t was followed by the Fall That Wasn’t. Which was followed, devastatingly, by the Winter That Wasn’t.
Posted inLetters
Letter: Letter about Gaza missing critical context
Why does the Press Herald continue to publish ill-informed, antisemitic criticisms of Israel? Every time a letter or column fails to mention the horrific atrocities committed by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, the Press Herald contributes to a false narrative that Israel is attacking Gaza for no reason. This is abundantly clear in a letter […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
Mainewhile: Total eclipse gives us means to connect to the universe
I’ve caught it. My coworkers have caught it. The kids at school have caught it. My own kids have caught it, too. Have you caught it? No, no, I don’t mean the latest version of the pandemic. I am talking about Path of Totality Fever. By now, you’ve probably at least heard about it, right? […]
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Maine’s biggest upset this March hasn’t been on the court. It was on a chess board.
Baxter Academy’s fledgling team wins a state championship in its first few months with help from a 16-year-old from Angola who learned to play while living at the Portland Expo.
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Letter: Vote like the Earth depends on it
Jake Plante’s March 13 piece, “Make-or-break year for the environment,” is a must read. Elections have consequences. In 2023, our small piece of the planet endured the warmest year on record, the wettest summer since 1917, and the wettest growing season since 1895. My yard is still liquid. Torrential rains on Dec. 18, 2023 washed […]
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: MainePERS has the means to divest, but not the will
Despite a mandate to divest fossil fuel holdings, the body that oversees Maine’s public retirement system refuses to take action.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Northern Meetings: March 21-28
Chebeague Island Thu. 3/21 6 p.m. School Committee Town Hall Thu. 3/28 6 p.m. Select Board Town Hall Cumberland Mon. 3/25 5 p.m. Council Budget Workshop Town Hall Mon. 3/25 7 p.m. Town Council Town Hall Falmouth Mon. 3/25 7 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Town Hall Tue. 3/26 6:30 p.m. Board of Zoning Appeals Zoom, […]