Gosh, I hate debt. I’ve been in and out of debt from time to time. When I was younger I took out a car loan for a nice set of wheels that I really couldn’t afford. I borrowed money I didn’t have to buy a really nice stereo system, too. A few years after becoming […]
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Intertidal: This time of year, tide pools showcase mini marine life
If you aren’t a scuba diver or a snorkeler, there are a lot of things that live under the water along Maine’s coast that we don’t usually get to see. Tide pooling is an exception to that — when the tide goes out, there’s an array of marine life revealed for seaside explorers to find. […]
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The Recycle Bin: Saving oil this winter with energy-efficiency improvements
Our family has had a conservation mindset since 1980 when we built our solar- and wood-heated home that used no fossil fuel yet kept us warm through colder winters than we have now. Bedrooms were on the north side of the building and, by preference, stayed cooler. The house faced directly south, with a two-layered, […]
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Letters to the editor: Cunningham for Bowdoinham Select Board; Reasons for hope
Cunningham for Bowdoinham Select Board I am writing in support of Wendy Cunningham for the Board of Selectmen in Bowdoinham. I have known Wendy personally for over 35 years here in Bowdoinham. Wendy previously served on the Board of Selectmen, including 2 years as Board Chair. She has a commonsense approach to solving problems, especially […]
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TR Roundup: Lisbon boys soccer cruises past Spruce Mountain/Dirigo
Bryce Poulin scores four times as Greyhounds prevail 7-1.
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‘Sounds of hockey’ return to Portland as Maine Mariners start new season
The Mariners return 14 players from the team that reached the ECHL playoffs for the first time last season.
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Harpswell charter school set to close after commissioners shoot down renewal bid
The Maine Charter School Commission narrowly rejected Harpswell Coastal Academy’s charter renewal application Tuesday afternoon, ending the school’s months-long fight for survival.
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From the Chamber: Avoiding avoidance and the 4th Annual Midcoast Tree Festival
There was a general thought in the business community that after the pandemic things would shift back to the way they were pre-pandemic. Though some may disagree with the idea that we’re “past the pandemic,” I firmly believe a majority of people would admit, though it lingers, that we are, in fact, in a post-pandemic […]
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Christine Flowers: Women in many other nations fear for their lives
As I write this, the clock is ticking. I have exactly six more hours in the Facebook gulag, the last stretch of a weeklong sentence imposed by the invisible community police after I reposted a picture of Iranian women being beaten in the streets of Tehran, and added my own caption: “Ladies, burn those pink […]