“Thanksgiving: Where Hunger Goes to Die” is upon us. It’s been almost a full year since the first cases of COVID-19 were reported in China and the situation is horrendous. We’ve spent almost a year in lockdown, trying to remember our face masks, our gloves and not to give or receive hugs, while staring out […]
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Arrowsic internet improvement project delayed by USDA
This delay comes at a time when fast, reliable internet has taken on an increasingly important role in rural communities in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Sukey Heard, a member of the Arrowsic Broadband Authority.
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Democrat Vitelli wins Senate District 23 seat
Sen. Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, will keep her Senate District 23 seat representing Sagadahoc County and Dresden after defeating Republican challenger Holly Kopp Tuesday.
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Over Easy: The pandemic is tiring, but won’t last forever
The problem with this pandemic crisis is that it’s gone on way too long. The public’s attention span withers as they try to cope with numbers like 70,000 new cases per day, a million worldwide. We are worn down by the relentless phrases of virus: 40,000 new cases, a surge here, a spike there. But […]
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Over Easy: Why you should vote
During my years living abroad I got to spend time in places where the politics and the government rules were dissimilar from when I was raised. As an American living abroad I seldom came in direct contact with the local governments in the places where I landed. At most a check with the passport, a […]
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Over Easy: Just because you can say it doesn’t mean you should
I was saddened recently to see an offensive bumper sticker on a truck with a Maine license plate in our local community. Sad because I know that once a cultural shift occurs, things don’t revert back any time soon. In other words, so-called “progress” only moves in one direction. You can’t go back to the […]
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Letter: Vote Vitelli, a leader in perilous times
I write in support of Democrat Eloise Vitelli for state Senate representing District 23, Sagadahoc County and Dresden. Eloise has been one of the dynamic leaders of the Legislature who are restoring Maine’s reputation for good government following its systematic destruction by the previous administration. Some of the most important things she has helped accomplish […]
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Over Easy: What’s a nice nun like you doing in a place like this?
The thing about my first Buddhist teacher was that she was really not much of a teacher. Her name was Meechai Suddhama, Sister Suddhama. But her given American name was Pauline Offner and she grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, as a typical middle-class girl. So here she was in Bangkok, where she had gathered […]
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Letter: Hepler earned reelection to Maine House
I write in enthusiastic support of Democrat Allison Hepler for the Maine House of Representatives representing Arrowsic, Dresden, Georgetown, Phippsburg and Woolwich. Allison has long been active in local government as a member of the Woolwich Select Board, Maine’s First Ship and local food banks. And she was instrumental in supporting Arrowsic’s successful application for […]
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Over Easy: July is never too soon to think about winter in Maine
Here in Maine, July is never too soon to think about winter. The thought arrived with the two cords of cut and split firewood dumped next to my driveway. It was still July, but we live in the climate zone called temperate, where it seems the cold is never too far away, waiting patiently for […]