My family has owned and operated a lobster pound in Pine Point for 106 years, and for the last 42 years, I’ve had the pleasure of working in and expanding the legacy my family has created through four generations of hard work and grit, with the support of our local community and seasonal tourists. Over […]
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Letter to the editor: Anti-trans Maine bills don’t address real threats to women in sports
To help female athletes, ‘protect us from predatory coaches, unequal funding and cultural norms belittling our participation,’ a reader says.
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Letter to the editor: Easing poverty also benefits the wealthy
I watched an interview of James Baldwin recently in which he said something that really struck me: “If I am starving, you are in danger.” We should think about that, especially those of us who are wealthy while so many others are struggling, starving, in this world. FDR understood that, and that is why he […]
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Letter to the editor: Maine benefits from being part of power grid
If we were on our own, we would experience statewide brownouts when a winter storm or hurricane knocked out a generation plant.
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Letter to the editor: Mills should take charge, reopen all Maine schools
Maine teachers were put to the front of the line for vaccination so schools could reopen. Many schools have stayed open for in-person learning throughout the pandemic and successfully, with creativity, put a plan in place to protect both students and staff. Our granddaughters in York went to their elementary school full time throughout the […]
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Letter to the editor: Ballots or bullets – the priorities are clear
Isn’t ironic that Republicans are making it harder to vote than to buy an assault-style weapon? Jake Hawkins Arundel
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Letter to the editor: Let’s get the lead out of Maine wildlife
This week, members of the Legislature’s Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee held a public hearing on L.D. 1015, proposed legislation to end the use of ammunition containing lead in hunting our wildlife. Lead is a known toxin, and has already been removed from pipes, various paints and gasoline and a host of other items to […]
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Letter to the editor: Uphold trans women’s civil rights – defeat L.D. 926
I am the proud mother of a transgender child and a representative of the PFLAG Portland board. Individually, and as an organization, we raise our voices in opposition to L.D. 926, a discriminatory bill that would prohibit transgender women and girls in Maine from participating in both interscholastic and intramural sports. Denying transgender women and […]
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Letter to the editor: To get Mainers back to work, rebuild unemployment system
The Legislature must provide the means to make the state website easy to navigate and to ensure that weekly claims are paid on time.
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Letter to the editor: Community recovery services should be available throughout Maine
I am a recovery coach working at the DownEast Recovery Support Center. Before I became a recovery coach, I was a member, and before that, I was someone with an addiction. Access to treatment helped me enter recovery, but the recovery community center provided the support, resources and connection that have helped me sustain my […]