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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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 ...
Guest Editorial
A warning to lawmakers on the new normal of mass shootings
By Pearl Benjamin - Mar 07Camden Hills student Pearl Benjamin delivered this speech March 1 at the State House in Augusta. See the front page for a news story on the ...
Cheers for Camden Hills' effort to eliminate bullying
By The Camden Herald ... - Feb 15It was encouraging to read a report last week on the effort by Camden Hills Regional High School students and staff to reduce bullying in schools ...
School leaders should embrace Freedom of Access
Jan 19In a report Jan. 3 to Five Town CSD board, School Superintendent Maria Libby continued the effort by school officials to justify kicking Owen ...
Chairman on a power trip
Dec 21School Board Chairman Matt Dailey should consider the example he is setting in the community as he attempts to punish State Rep. Owen Casas for ...
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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 ...
Open-minded approach to Mary E. Taylor preservation could be a ...
By The Camden Herald ... - Feb 22The school board and Superintendent Maria Libby have an opportunity to prevent a fight over the future of the Mary E. Taylor school if they are ...
Vote for the Lincolnville Beach wastewater treatment plant
By The Camden Herald ... - Feb 08We urge residents of Lincolnville to do two things: attend the special town meeting Feb. 12 and vote to approve the $190,000 commitment required ...
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Poll petition ban would silence voice of Maine public
By The Portland Press ... - Jan 11What, exactly, is wrong with Maine's system of citizen-initiated referendums? Worried about the sheer number of initiatives put before voters, the ...
A sight to see
By The Camden Herald ... - Dec 14The Wreaths Across America convoy can only be described as awesome. This massive convoy that comes through our towns each year bringing Maine-made ...
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