Columns

Thank you to the workers as we face the hard times

Apr 09
The U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams warned this week will be the hardest and most challenging as the COVID-19 virus sweeps the nation. “This is ...
Little heroes everywhere

By Rep. Vicki Doudera - Apr 09
It is easy, in a crisis, to identify the big heroes. They are the Drs. Shah and Fauci, Govs. Mills, Hogan and Cuomo. We are thankful for them, for ...
Keep calm and help on

By Pearl Benjamin - Apr 09
It's official: we are living in Crazytown. Just a few weeks ago I was working in a restaurant, meeting up with my friends, and going to school ...
Making history

By Barbara F. Dyer - Apr 09
Growing up in a small mid-coastal town in Maine during the 1920s and 1930s, we lived during the “Great Depression” and Prohibition, and thought ...
Letters to the Editor April 09

Apr 09
The real facts without presidential censorship No matter your political affiliation, if you study the facts, you can't make any other conclusion ...
How do you handle a crisis?

By Jan Dolcater - Apr 09
All of us have been experiencing frustrations and fears about a wide assortment of circumstances over the past several weeks. Many concerns are ...
Doing the doggy paddle

By Reade Brower - Apr 09
Doing the doggy paddle is one step ahead of treading water and swimming in place. That would describe the past few weeks, as emails come in faster ...
Gardening that’s for the kids

By Lynette Walther - Apr 08
Go easy on that dish soap, go easy on the butter…I find myself admonishing my husband as I monitor our food and household supplies, and vow not to ...
Braised celery with tomatoes and fresh herbs

By Wendy Andresen - Apr 07
Think outside the stalk! Celery has usually been relegated to the crudité platter or stuffed with peanut butter and has not received the recognitio...
Unimaginable glory

By David Grima - Apr 07
The big question is, how long can we all go on talking about coronavirus before we lose our enthusiasm for the subject? This is about the third ...
Why this Passover is different

By Rabbi Lily Solochek, ... - Apr 07
Editor's Note: We live in a time when people most need the comfort of their houses of worship, but services have been canceled because of the ...
In response to the coronavirus, state and federal ...

By Sen. Dave Miramant - Apr 03
While the coronavirus continues to spread, state and federal governments are taking significant steps to slow the virus and protect folks in Maine ...
A clear case for international reparations: the Wuhan virus

By Paul Ackerman - Apr 02
Preface My thanks to publisher/owner Reade Brower for his column in the March 26 issue, outlining the steps he has taken to assist the entire ...
Sen. Collins saves the day; neighbors helping neighbors

By Reade Brower - Apr 02
We are still dissecting the Collins-Rubio initiative, the “Keeping American Workers Paid and Employment Act” that Maine Sen. Susan Collins ...
Supporting each other during crisis

Apr 01
Just like everyone else, we have had to make some adjustments at Courier Publications to deal with the global pandemic. The COVID-19 outbreak ...
Evening primrose, dandelions

By Tom Seymour - Apr 01
As social-distancing continues in place, more and more people avoid making unnecessary trips to the store. Fortunately, nature offers us numbers ...
All Shall Be Well

By Rev. Seth Jones, ... - Apr 01
Editor's Note: Due to the pandemic, at a time when people most need the comfort of their house of worship, most services have been canceled. We ...
While drinking Quarantinis

By David Grima - Apr 01
Not sure I have heard or seen this discussed publicly yet, but has anyone started to think we might lose the North Atlantic Blues Festival and the ...
Gloves only protect if used properly

By Adam Miceli, Rockland ... - Apr 01
Let me state up front I am not an infection control expert, nor do I have any inside information about coronavirus. I am a firefighter/EMT that ...
Dear community, in a time of trouble,

By Rockland City ... - Mar 30
We are in unprecedented times, watching a pandemic spread throughout the world and our local, national and global economy crash. In Maine, we have ...