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• Honoring the brave firefighters who protect our communities

  By Susan M. Collins - Oct 18
  Oct. 5 was a day of solemn remembrance as firefighters, families, and grateful citizens from throughout our state gathered at the Maine Firefighter...
  

• CMP's bills are only part of the problem

  By Seth Berry - Oct 18
  The Public Utilities Commission staff report filed on Sept. 3 helps make the case for a consumer-owned electric utility in Maine. This report says ...
  

• Bonds or Borrowing

  By Sherm Hutchins - Oct 18
  Governor Mills called a special session last month to consider bond issues. The four bond proposals she submitted were largely a rework of a ...
  

• October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

  By Maggie Lento, ... - Oct 05
  October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. That's why you're probably seeing a lot of pink awareness ribbons this month. Breast cancer is ...
  

• Reform Social Security to respond to recipients' needs

  By Rep. Chellie Pingree - Sep 07
  The Great Depression was a turning point for our country. Around $26 billion of wealth completely disappeared overnight; unemployment exceeded 25 ...
  

• Increasing access to high-speed internet in rural Maine

  By Sen. Susan M. Collins - Aug 10
  When Americans first began using the Internet a quarter-century ago, they typically accessed online content using home phone lines via modems ...
  

• No more

  By Patrisha McLean - Jul 13
  Another day, another local man beats up his wife or girlfriend and gets a pass from the Knox County courts. From a front page article by Stephen ...
  

• Stonewall anniversary marks progress, distance still to go for ...

  By Rep. Chellie Pingree - Jun 28
  Each June, people around the world celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month. It's a time for us to mark the progress the LGBTQ community has made toward equal ...
  
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  The ticking time bomb

  By Lorri Cousens - May 25
  I have a story that needs to be told. We are fighting for our lives and most don't know it. Like everything uncomfortable, we don't want to think ...
  

• Open letter to Maine legislators

  By Valli Geiger - Apr 27
  To Members of the Maine Appropriations Committee and the Joint Taxation Committee: Good morning, my name is Valli Geiger. I am a member of the ...
  

• Drug prices

  By Chellie Pingree - Oct 18
  Since 1960, the United States has experienced the most rapid and significant drug cost increases in the world. Adjusting for inflation, annual ...
  

• Social Security reform

  By Chellie Pingree - Oct 18
  The Great Depression was a turning point for our country. $26 billion of wealth completely disappeared overnight; unemployment exceeded 25 ...
  

• Maine, U.S. examine options for relief of student loan debt

  By Mike Brown - Oct 05
  Student loan debt continues to be an issue for those pursuing higher education in Maine. Nationwide, the outlook is pretty grim for recent ...
  

• Suicide prevention: Anyone can save a life

  Sep 21
  To mark National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month in September, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is sharing the message that ...
  

• Lobster industry faces unjustified punishment

  By Rep. Jeffrey Evangelos - Aug 24
  Collective punishment is defined as a penalty imposed on every member of a group without regard to his or her involvement in the group's actions ...
  

• Rockland can do more to support reintegrating former prisoners

  By Steve Merriam - Jul 20
  I attended the City Council meeting June 24, my first, since my wife, Kathy, and I just moved to Rockland from a large city (my family has lived ...
  

• Responsibly harvesting seaweed is good for ocean and crops

  By George Seaver - Jul 06
  A recent story in the Village Soup sounded the alarm on the clear-cutting of seaweed in Muscongus Bay. A local resident claimed it had led to a ...
  

• A look at Maine student loan debt

  By Michael Brown - Jun 20
  When it comes to student loan debt over the last decade, Maine is in the middle of the pack. Let's look at how the state can improve its position. ...
  

• Special education costs a lot. Here's why.

  By Jess Yates - May 02
  Recent newspaper headlines across the state have repeatedly cited special education as the primary cause for school budget increases. This really ...
  

• Former EMT looks back on 34 years of volunteer service

  By Rich Norman - Feb 09
  I celebrated the end of my 34-year career as a volunteer EMT Dec. 31. As I look back, it truly was a rewarding time in my life. I began my ...