Only two community members spoke during public comment at the Harpswell Community School on May 13. Forums in Bowdoin and Topsham are planned for next week.
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Posted inElections, Maine, News, Politics
Graham Platner joins small list of Mainers to make Time magazine cover
The Sullivan oyster farmer and U.S. Senate candidate is in rare company when it comes to Mainers who have appeared on the front of the long-running publication.
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Posted inLetters
Comments on ‘No Kings’ protesters were deeply ironic | Letter
Clem Bechard’s recent letter to the editor, “‘No Kings’ protesters should have more decency,” provides a perfect example of irony in the extreme. “There are no kings and there never will be.” Really? President Trump has posted memes of himself wearing a golden crown, and let’s not forget the picture of himself as Jesus healing […]
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Outdoors
The sun might be shining, but Maine’s waters are still dangerously cold
The state’s lakes, ponds and coastal waters are still in the 40s or low 50s.
Posted inFact Brief, Maine, News, Politics
Do Maine welfare recipients get an average of $40,000 in yearly benefits? | Fact brief
While a conservative think tank indicates that the state spends roughly $40,000 on welfare per person in poverty, much of that cost goes to health care providers and administration.
Posted inLetters
Palestinian life is the moral test of our time | Letter
May 15 marked the 78th Nakba Day, a day observed by Palestinians after experiencing the Nakba, or the Catastrophe, at the hands of Zionist colonial settlers and their militias. A campaign of atrocities befell the Palestinians when Zionists, under the guise of representing Judaism (and not the ethno-supremacy ideology it was), destroyed villages through violent […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Nirav Shah came through for us before. We need him again. | Opinion
Maine is facing challenges that require a proven, trusted leader in the Blaine House. The former state CDC director is the man for the job.
Posted inCommunity, News
Candidates share views at Gray public forum
The 5 Town Council candidates spoke about issues ranging from data centers to cannabis and the canceled sheriff’s contract.
Posted inLetters
Matt Dunlap for Congress | Letter
State Auditor Matt Dunlap is running for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. He is a certified internal auditor. There are not enough real certified accounting people in Congress. Dunlap will be able to use his skills to reverse the Trump and GOP policies that are bankrupting our country and producing illegal corruption in Washington, D.C. Dunlap […]
Posted inCommunity, Do This, Maine, News
Observe Memorial Day with these events across Maine
Several cities and towns will have parades and ceremonies.