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Elect legislators who will 'fix, not fight'
By Marty Grohman - Jun 10I grew up on a working dairy farm in the western Maine town of Carthage. Anyone who was raised on a farm learns quickly that you can't survive if ...
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Town to vote on rehab, development of Cold Storage Road parcel
By Dave Schmanska - Apr 25On May 14, 2018 residents of St. George will be asked to vote on a $2.64 million rehabilitation and development project at the former St. George ...
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Not one more penny!
By Michael McGuire - Feb 24The young people of Parkland, Fla., and the surrounding area get it. They can smell it, taste it, hear it and they aren't buying it. The adult ...
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Legislature did not thwart voters' will with changes to ...
By Paula Sutton - Dec 16Perhaps the most inaccurate narrative being pushed by lobbyists and special-interest groups in Augusta is that the Maine Legislature is “thwarting ...
Hurricane Maria brings pandemonium to tropical paradise
By Aubrey Kay Anderson - Sep 25I moved to Puerto Rico more than a year ago, for the adventure of a lifetime. My grandmother (Mimi) and I settled in Gurabo, where our dance ...
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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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Being in community builds resilience, hope for LGBTQ youth
By Jeanne Dooley - May 18For many of us, the last year or so has been a period of increasing challenges, particularly for those who identify as LGBTQ, queer or transgender....
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The right choice?
By Sandra Dickson - Apr 21With the St. George annual town meeting just weeks away, many voters still wonder about the Port Clyde "Cold Storage" project we are expected to ...
Ocky
By Emmet Meara - Jan 27I don't know what your idea of a police chief is. Probably Andy Taylor of Mayberry. He would be stern, wise, commanding, with strong judgment. Al ...
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A gifted and talented teacher, mentor and friend
By Jean Lawrence - Oct 14On Saturday, Sept. 30, friends from the Midcoast met at Littlefield Memorial Baptist Church in Rockland for a celebration of the resurrection and ...
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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 ...
