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• 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 ...
  

• Sutton responds to reporter's column

  By Paula G. Sutton - Nov 01
  After a long day of knocking on doors and listening to constituents in the district, I opened this week's paper to discover an October Surprise. ...
  

• Sutton: 'I believe in the American dream'

  By Paula G. Sutton - Oct 06
  The year 2016 was bittersweet. Both of my parents died within six months of each other; my mom passed just weeks before the election. The joy of ...
  

• It’s as easy as 1 in 6.2 billion!

  By Michael McGuire - Jul 21
  It has arrived! And I'm going to be a winner! I've pored over all the important documents and I am psyched! No, I am beyond psyched; I am stoked ...
  

• Being in community builds resilience, hope for LGBTQ youth

  By Jeanne Dooley - May 18
  For 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....
  

• The right choice?

  By Sandra Dickson - Apr 21
  With the St. George annual town meeting just weeks away, many voters still wonder about the Port Clyde "Cold Storage" project we are expected to ...
  
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  Ocky

  By Emmet Meara - Jan 27
  I 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 ...
  

• A gifted and talented teacher, mentor and friend

  By Jean Lawrence - Oct 14
  On Saturday, Sept. 30, friends from the Midcoast met at Littlefield Memorial Baptist Church in Rockland for a celebration of the resurrection and ...
  

• A long and memorable session of the Legislature

  By Dana Dow - Aug 20
  On 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 ...
  

• 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 ...
  

• New legislator lays out his hopes for state government

  By Bill Pluecker - Jan 03
  As I begin my life as a state representative in Augusta this holiday season, I have been reflecting on the past year. It was a cool September ...
  

• We're not the enemy

  By Stephen Betts - Oct 25
  A vibrant press is essential for a healthy democracy. Newspaper reporters go out every day to find news that will not just entertain you, but ...
  

• Why you should skip the Lobster Festival

  By Joel Bartlett - Jul 29
  Every summer, lobsters and tourism — two of the state's biggest industries — collide in the form of the Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland. As a ...
  

• Elect legislators who will 'fix, not fight'

  By Marty Grohman - Jun 10
  I 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 ...
  

• Town to vote on rehab, development of Cold Storage Road parcel

  By Dave Schmanska - Apr 25
  On 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 ...
  

• Not one more penny!

  By Michael McGuire - Feb 24
  The 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 ...
  

• Legislature did not thwart voters' will with changes to ...

  By Paula Sutton - Dec 16
  Perhaps the most inaccurate narrative being pushed by lobbyists and special-interest groups in Augusta is that the Maine Legislature is “thwarting ...
  
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  Hurricane Maria brings pandemonium to tropical paradise

  By Aubrey Kay Anderson - Sep 25
  I 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 ...
  

• The iceman's daughter remembers skating in the quarry

  By Florence Hammond - Aug 19
  Seeing 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 ...