Why do we support the New England Clean Energy Connect project? Because today’s climate crisis is the greatest threat to the health of the planet. If we do not take sensible and sometimes controversial action, it will soon be too late to avoid catastrophic impacts to the natural world that we have spent our careers protecting. […]
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The Universal Notebook: Living among the dead
When my high school buddies Roland and Earl and I go out to lunch each week, we keep a photograph of our late, great friend Christopher clipped to the passenger side visor. Chris may be gone, but he is with us always. We even pretend that he didn’t die, feigning indignation that he hasn’t been […]
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Here’s Something: Journalists should follow Lehrer’s ‘Nine Rules’
If there’s one thing liberals and conservatives can agree on, it’s the need for unbiased, independent and fact-based journalism. We may feel more comfortable consuming news, analysis and opinion that fits our political worldview, but that’s not what we need. To know the truth, we require both sides of the story. Unfortunately, as we all […]
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Life Unwound: Grief is past, present and future
I’d rather skip writing about grief. I’d rather write like poet Ross Gay in “The Book of Delights.” I smile as I read how he felt “delighted and compelled to both wonder and share that delight.” What comes as I write is not, as Gay called his essays, “something delightful.” Rather grief stories flow, broken […]
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Falmouth council, residents can work together
At a special council meeting last Monday evening, Jan. 13, John Winslow and I presented information to the Falmouth Town Council to assist them in deciding a start date for a town-wide property tax revaluation. I would like to thank the council for their attentiveness and their interest in what we had to say. Although […]
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Forum: Affordable housing bill meets critical need
LD 1645, “An Act To Create Affordable Workforce and Senior Housing and Preserve Affordable Rural Housing,” is a bipartisan bill carried over from last year and is being considered by the Legislature. It would fund a $20 million annual affordable housing tax credit, which, over its four-year span, could help pay for 250 new units […]
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Falmouth council commended for Earth Day action
Congratulations to the Falmouth Town Council for resolving on Jan. 13 to join the Earth Day Network. Falmouth has benefited hugely from Earth Day, which launched the environmental movement and marks its 50th anniversary on April 22, 2020. In 1970, bald eagles were rare in Maine and none nested in Falmouth. The pesticide DDT had […]
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Letter: Scarborough teachers not being respected, heard
I attended the rally for Scarborough teachers during the Jan. 2 School Board meeting and it was clear that Scarborough teachers felt dishonored and ignored. One of the factors contributing to these feelings was the School Board’s insistence that the public could not express its views at the public meeting, but nothing in the law […]
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Letter: Balentine needs to get his facts straight on CMP line
As an environmentalist and a climate change activist, I take issue with John Balentine’s simplified argument in “CMP line poses dilemma for environmentalists” (Jan. 17). He stated, “I reluctantly support the line because I support clean hydropower.” Some hydropower is worthwhile, as long as it doesn’t destroy fish habitats, etc. But as stated by the […]
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The Universal Notebook: CMP project supported by old guard ‘environmentalists’
Ten “Maine environmental leaders” signed on to a full-page ad last week endorsing the New England Clean Energy Connect project, Central Maine Power’s bid to transfer Hydro-Quebec electricity from Canada through Maine to Boston. Like everyone who opposes NECEC, I was deeply saddened to see these former leaders attach their names to such a problematic […]