As I approach my one-year anniversary as Publisher of the Maine Trust for Local News, I’ve been reflecting on the transitions of the past 11 months, and on the path that led me here. I’ve spent more than a decade as part of this organization — supporting our newsrooms, listening to our readers and seeing […]
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She’s worked at Waterville McDonald’s 50 years | Column
LouAnn Lindie, 66, started working at the restaurant on Main Street when she was 16 and never left.
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Opinion: Yard South project has untold potential for chaos
From increased traffic to future sea level rise, why should South Portland City Council support this?
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Opinion: Kamala Harris: For the (working) people
The vice president is easily the best candidate to improve the livelihoods, health and economic security of millions of ordinary people who go to work every day to earn a wage.
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Commentary: Young people like me want to work in offshore wind in Maine
A legislative bill currently up for consideration would meaningfully commit the state of Maine to offshore wind energy. My commitment to Maine depends on that commitment.
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Reporting Aside: ‘Devastation visible everywhere’
Covering the ice storm of 1998 in the Waterville area seemed like being a war zone, Amy Calder writes.
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Reporting Aside: A mother urgently tells domestic violence victims that, ‘You have to be careful when you leave’
During October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Terry Gilman remembers her daughter, Autumn Joy Gullifer, who was murdered by Gullifer’s estranged husband, and offers tips to those affected by violence, Amy Calder writes.
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Commentary: My case for Charter Commission proposals, one by one
I’m one of the 12 commissioners who worked on the measures, and I’m urging Portlanders to vote yes on all eight.
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Maine Voices: Maine’s construction industry is ready to build our clean energy future
But if we continue to block large-scale, multi-year infrastructure projects like the New England Clean Energy Connect, our economy will not grow.
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Jim Fossel: LePage reboot remains on-brand
The former governor is campaigning on a different approach to his old idea of eliminating the state income tax.