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A long and memorable session of the Legislature
By Dana Dow - Aug 20On Aug. 2, the Legislature was called back into session one last time to vote on two dozen bills that were vetoed by the governor and address all ...
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Budget directs more funding to classrooms
By Dana Dow - Jul 23I am incredibly proud of what we were able to accomplish this year with the biennial budget. As with any budget, there’s plenty to love and plenty ...
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Down to the wire at the State House
By Dana Dow - Jun 17Summer is just around the corner, yet there is still much to be decided in Augusta. Will we repeal the new ranked-choice voting law that Maine’s ...
Hoping for a response from Sen. Collins
By Midcoast Maine ... - May 06We are writing as members of Midcoast Maine Indivisible in a spirit of concern and disappointment, but ultimately of hope. Midcoast Maine Indivisib...
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Outta gas, but filled right up
By Martha McSweeney Brower - May 04There are times when human beings simply shine, and I was witness to it on a bitter cold morning this winter. I had to drive down to Brunswick and ...
The Reed Mansion: Its creator and his family
By Jean M. B. Lawrence - Apr 08The Georgian mansion that occupied the hill on Jefferson Street is no more … by church time Sunday, April 2, nothing was left but smoldering ...
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Whose job is it to protect children in Maine?
By Patrick Walsh - Feb 24When we think of children in Maine, the belief tends to be that it is the job of the parent(s) to protect their children from a variety of things, ...
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Vote yes for Schools of our Future
Feb 23To the citizens of Cushing, Owls Head, Rockland, South Thomaston and Thomaston, please vote Feb. 28 for our children and our schools! As you may ...
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Let's come up with a better plan to improve schools
By Doug Curtis Jr. - Feb 16On Feb. 28, the communities in Regional School Unit 13 will go to the polls to vote on a $23.2 million bond package to renovate the Oceanside High ...
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Susan Collins is no moderate
By Becca Shaw Glaser - Jan 26Susan Collins just voted to take away my health care, likely shortening my life and that of at least 20 million or 30 million others. I can only ...
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The iceman's daughter remembers skating in the quarry
By Florence Hammond - Aug 19Seeing articles and pictures of Engine Quarry in the Courier brings back so many memories of my youth. My father, Fred Knight, was an iceman for ...
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Maine Master Gardener program helps communities thrive
By Claire Adams - Jun 17Does the University of Maine’s Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program help Maine? Ask the hungry people who received more than ...
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Educators deserve a contract, go far beyond call of duty
By Lorrie Callaway - Jun 10The following letter was given to all RSU 13 School Board members at the June 1 meeting: As you are aware, teachers and educational support staff ...
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Five things that make me happy
By Tom Seymour - May 04While the old proverb says that money is the answer to all things, the things that make me happiest aren’t for sale. Here are five things that ...
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Rockland should be proud of diversity resolve
By Chrisso Rheault - Apr 15Rockland should be proud of its recent statement to the world. The City Council, with the support of hundreds of citizens, as well as Rockland ...
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For the record
By Will Clayton - Mar 31I have been asked a few different times over the last two weeks if I would consider writing an opinion letter so that the citizens of Rockland ...
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Schools of Our Future needs community behind it
By John C. McDonald - Feb 23A little over a year ago, I presented a concept plan to our School Board and community outlining a comprehensive approach to improving education ...
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RSU 13 deserves a future of great schools
By Steven Roberts - Feb 16Our community deserves a great education system and deserves your support for the Regional School Unit 13 Bond Referendum. Of course the primary ...
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The will of voters -- power inherent in the people
By Chris Johnson - Feb 02We’re Maine people. We engage in basic democracy with town votes, town meetings, and statewide voter participation well above the national ...
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Zoning changes would be a return to Rockland's bad old days
By James Kalloch - Jan 19I would like to speak out against the proposed changes to Rockland zoning laws called "Reduction of Dimensional Limitation for Zone A & B." What ...
