We need to commit to a type of child welfare that empowers and uplifts families.
2025
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We cannot stay silent on Trump’s big bad bill | Letter
As an American citizen, I am deeply disturbed to see what is going on in our country. The Trump administration is running roughshod over the Constitution and the rule of law. Our Congress and Supreme Court are being complicit in all of the actions that are being taken by the Trump administration and encouraging further […]
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Maine can do better on enforcing child support | Letter
My wife and I have been co-guardians of my grandson for over five years. During that period of time, his father has failed to pay child support. The Department of Health and Human Services’ Division of Support Enforcement and Recovery (DSER), the state agency responsible for collecting child support, tells me that they’re understaffed and […]
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‘Among Friends’ captures the joy and danger of intimacy
Hal Ebbott’s novel unpacks the aftermath of an interaction that threatens a decades-long friendship between two men.
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In the failure of a bill comes hope for Maine’s children | Opinion
Our youngest citizens should not be bullied into being forced to accept legally mandated gender identities at school.
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Outdoor sculptures are emerging all over Maine
New exhibitions are popping up across the state, including ‘One Less Traveled’ in Cumberland.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture, Outdoors, Sports
The death of a hiker in the Maine wilderness loosely inspired ‘Heartwood’
Amity Gaige borrows from the tragedy of the AT hiker known as ‘Inchworm,’ but the novel tells a very different story.
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Decline in Maine student test scores need to be studied | Letter
Consolidation of schools and districts could be hurting students.
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RIP, USAID: A requiem for our better selves | Douglas Rooks
The foreign aid program created by former President John F. Kennedy marked its last official day on Tuesday.
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Deep Water: ‘House of Silver,’ by Jefferson Navicky
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.