Fishing contributes greatly to Maine’s economy and is crucial to supporting coastal communities. When NOAA announced that it was terminating a $4.5 million Maine Sea Grant program, concerns were raised about how the discontinuation of Maine Sea Grant’s science and outreach would affect the state’s marine economy. Although the funding was restored just this past […]
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Third Thursday rebuilds seniors’ social connections
“No one should be alone in old age, he thought, but it is unavoidable.” — “The Old Man and the Sea,” Ernest Hemingway Former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has described loneliness as a “global epidemic,” which affects the body as well as the heart. “We have to take steps in our personal lives to […]
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Everybody knows what we’re against. What are we for?
It was heartening to see so many turn out across the nation for the “Hands Off!” rallies April 5. I sensed something missing, though, as there always is when people coalesce around a negative. Yelling “Hands off!” at President Donald Trump implies that if he listened to us, we’d be happy for him to remain […]
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I ran for office because health care was out of reach. I’m still fighting.
When I decided to run for office, it wasn’t because I dreamed of a career in politics — it was because I felt that decisions being made by lawmakers were undermining the future of my generation. Like so many Mainers, I worked hard, holding up to four jobs at once, and still found myself priced […]
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The indomitable Diane Moyer held nothing back
When we moved to Brunswick in 2002, we bought a house in Meadowbrook. We liked the house, and we liked the realtor, Diane Moyer. Not only did she know how to show a house, but also she knew how to bond with prospective buyers. For example, Diane and Tina quickly discovered that they were both […]
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Strengthening our shores
From our rocky coastlines to our dense northern forests, Maine’s natural resources define our way of life. These resources are under threat every day from the increasing impacts of climate change. The disastrous storms of the winter of 2023 and 2024 have highlighted Maine’s need to increase its investment in climate resiliency and climate-ready infrastructure. […]
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Shaun Hogan for Brunswick School Department board
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 […]