All in Oxford County, they’re the only ones regulated by the state.
2025
Trans vs. female athletes: Who’s targeting who in Maine? | Letter
With reference to the July 11 article “Farmington LGBTQ+ leaders condemn RSU 73 policy targeting trans youth,” I pose a few questions: • How many parents of young girls, ages 12 to 13 and who are just entering puberty, think it is OK that these girls be forced to share their bathrooms with biological males? […]
Let’s get specific about defending Maine’s outdoors | Opinion
Urge legislators to reject cuts to the Land and Water Conservation Fund, one of the most successful conservation programs in U.S. history.
Is Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship constitutional? | Opinion
The simple answer is no. It’s a position that has been backed up by several federal district courts.
Republicans’ middle-class tax cuts are a sham | Letter
The minuscule benefits are not worth the cost.
Voter ID passage will ensure confidence in Maine’s elections | Letter
The notion that requiring an ID to vote will disadvantage some or is prejudiced against others is outrageous. We need an ID to do just about anything today: purchase cigarettes and alcohol, book a flight, open an account at a bank or buy a car. This is nothing new and no questions or concerns have […]
Our environment is at its breaking point | Letter
It is clear as glass our adaptable democracy is one of humanity’s successes but, when broken, glass shatters into countess pieces. We are close to shattering our environment. If we do, democracy will fall close behind. Earth itself has a disease never before experienced by humans, global warming, due to our carbon burning addiction. As […]
Health insurance rates in Maine set to skyrocket
Two major factors are driving up insurance rates in Maine: rising costs of prescription drugs and little competition in Maine’s market.
Should Mainers be concerned by shark sightings?
The presence of sharks are an indicator of an ecosystem’s good health, according to a shark biologist.
Tight rental market keeps Maine domestic violence survivors in shelters longer
Advocates said they could meet only a fraction of the demand for emergency housing, with only 14% of eligible clients receiving shelter statewide.