During my years of service in the U.S. Navy, a supervisor once told me if you’re going to complain about a problem, ensure you are willing to offer a solution. After years of watching the Brunswick School Department irresponsibly spend tax payer dollars and foolishly embrace the misguided diversity, equity and inclusion framework, I’ve stepped […]
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Long-sought solutions to BIW traffic burden
Bath’s iconic shipbuilding past never envisioned the advent of the automobile or the possible enormity of a single shipyard’s workforce whose majority wouldn’t even reside within Bath. That reality has been an endless struggle borne chiefly by Bath residents below Leeman Highway and by BIW’s commuter workforce. Each struggling separately rather than finding a mutual […]
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Letters to the editor: Praise for YMCA; on the Trump administration
What I love about the YMCA As a mother of a child with special needs, I would like to tell you what I love about the Y. When I adopted my son, I did not have much of a community and certainly not a support system for the challenges that we would face with his […]
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Walking in the energy
When I was in Atlanta last month, I took a yoga class and at the end of it the instructor closed the practice by saying, “And don’t forget, you’re not the only person walking in the energy.” I’ve thought about this so many times since then. What did that mean exactly? And how could I […]
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Mills stands tall, Trump acts small
Any Mainer who has followed the news knows about Gov. Janet Mills’ confrontation with President Donald Trump at a White House event for the National Governors Association on Feb. 21. Trump was angry that Maine hadn’t complied with his executive order that trans student athletes not be allowed to participate in girls athletic events. Mills […]
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A look inside Brunswick’s revaluation
Of all the civic processes a town undertakes, a revaluation is often the most feared — and the most misunderstood. No community in Maine opts to conduct a revaluation simply because it seems like a fun civic challenge. It’s a requirement under the Maine Constitution, designed to ensure that the property tax burden is distributed […]
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Community-driven responses to poverty
Almost a month ago, a young woman knocked on the door of Tedford Housing’s administrative office, clutching a manila folder. Inside were medical records from her 3-year-old son’s recent hospital stay, two months of unpaid utility bills and a final notice of eviction. She had lost her job after taking time off to care for […]
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Maine’s young people are still leaving — here’s how we keep them
There’s a quiet ache many Maine communities feel today — not from a single event, but from a slow, steady shift. You notice it when a local high school graduation gets smaller each year. When the town store closes early because there’s no one to work. Or when a neighbor’s grandchild leaves for college and […]
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Proposed NOAA cuts a serious issue for Mainers
Last Friday, reports came out from a variety of major news agencies that officials within the Trump administration have advocated for the removal of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) scientific research division. The proposed plan includes budget cuts that would target programs related to climate, education and research grants, because they are “misaligned […]
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Letters to the editor: Gas stoves; America in chaos; health care in crisis; pushing back against Trumpism; affordable housing
Environmental and health impacts of gas stoves We recently replaced our gas stove with an electric induction stove. We have a goal of getting off fossil fuels because of the climate crisis, and I have been scared of gas since the 2020 explosion in Farmington. We were not thinking of health benefits when we made […]