Editorials — The Camden Herald
Weekly editorials from the staff of The Camden Herald.
Every week, The Camden Herald Editorial Board collaborates on an editorial regarding a topic of interest or community concern. Often, the subject of the editorial is related to a story or event that has been published in print or online at Knox.VillageSoup.com.
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Invest in broadband to create opportunities
Jan 04We are pleased to read that leaders in Lincolnville are exploring ways to expand high-speed internet service to all residents of the community. The...
Empowering women to speak out
Oct 24Patrisha McLean deserves a lot of credit for her traveling exhibit, "Finding Our Voices," which speaks out on the issue of domestic abuse. The ...
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A nation in need of integrity
Apr 25The rollout of the long-awaited Robert Mueller report has been another sad chapter of the Trump era. The American people were treated to a ...
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Support library parking, Rockport
Mar 21The time for debate over the proposed library and its parking is over. The town has spent years discussing and planning the new library. We have ...
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Midcoast residents embody spirit of community in face of ...
By The Camden Herald ... - Dec 27The end of December is a time we normally set aside for celebration and family, but this December found the town of Hope in mourning. The death ...
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Revenue-sharing better than local sales tax
Nov 29There has been discussion on and off for years about whether municipalities should be able to charge their own sales tax to offset the costs of ...
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In support of Rockport Library project
By The Camden Herald ... - Oct 04Residents of Rockport have an opportunity Nov. 6 to approve a bond referendum for a new, improved 7,000-square-foot library in the same site it ...
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Keep our harbors clean
By The Camden Herald ... - Aug 02An incident reported last week in which a schooner discharged sewerage into Rockport Harbor illustrates the environmental impact that even a ...
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Message from the Camden Hills Valedictorian
By Braden Fisher - Jun 14Here we are. The Camden Hills Regional High School Class of 2018. It seemed like this day would never come. The word “ Senior ” always seemed to ...
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Short-term rental regulation needed
By The Camden Herald ... - Apr 19The town of Camden will soon need to decide on appropriate regulations for short-term rentals (which you may think of as vacation rentals or ...
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Dam project needs more study, public input
Nov 07Selectmen and town government staff have not made the case for a change as radical as removing the Montgomery Dam in the downtown. This proposal ...
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Unite to support library project
Jun 13It was a tremendous milestone reached to see ground broken last Friday for the new Rockport Public Library, but there is still a lot of work to be ...
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Celebrating 150 years of The Camden Herald
By The Editorial Board - Mar 28This year marks the 150th anniversary of The Camden Herald, first published in 1869. There was a time, not too long ago, when we were not sure we ...
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We support added accountability for gun owners
Jan 24New state Rep. Vicki Doudera, D-Camden, is to be commended for putting forth a bill that would hold gun owners accountable for safe storage of ...
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Parents, educate yourselves about teen vaping
By The Camden Herald ... - Dec 13It was disappointing to learn that while we have made great strides in discouraging young people from smoking cigarettes, they have been caught in ...
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Congratulations and thank you to agencies protecting watershed
By The Camden Herald ... - Oct 11Coastal Mountains Land Trust and its partners, including Maine Water Co., deserve congratulations and gratitude from the Midcoast community upon ...
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School leaders, don't circle the wagons
By The Camden Herald ... - Aug 16The $28 million middle school construction project is barely getting started and already the school board is talking about a change order to dip ...
Wisdom from the young
By The Camden Herald ... - Jun 21Last week nearly 30 students from the area participated in a "die-in" demonstration in Camden Harbor Park to bring attention to the problem of ...
Bright future for Maine Media College
By The Camden Herald ... - May 17It was very exciting to read this week that Maine Media College is now on the road to accreditation. The Maine Media College has received candidacy...
Hope for the future
Mar 22The millennials will inherit the earth, and seeing them speak out on the issue of gun violence in schools fills us with hope and even eagerness ...
