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Bath Iron Works deserves full-throated support
By Marty Grohman - Aug 05“A good Navy is not a provocation to war. It is the surest guaranty of peace.” Teddy Roosevelt was right on the money when he spoke those words in ...
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Remembering fallen heroes
By Jeremy Miller - Jun 01They still speak to us. If you listen quietly you can hear them. You remember their voices from conversations you've had before they gave their ...
Renew Rockland launches the Rockland Community Farm
By Amy Files - May 19Renew Rockland is very excited to be starting its first season of the Rockland Community Farm. We are keeping a close eye on the soil, and when it ...
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Forensic nurses: protecting our communities
By Sarah A. Sherman - Apr 14If you had asked me three years ago, “What is the role of a forensic nurse in our community?” I probably would have guessed that their work was ...
The Megunticook River and the next hundred years
By Alison McKellar - Mar 01Growing up in Camden, I never thought much about the river that runs through our town, but before Camden was known for its brick buildings and ...
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Prescription price spike causes hardships
By Susan M. Collins - Feb 18Patty Bernard of Falmouth is among the 1.3 million Americans, including 8,700 Mainers, who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic and painful ...
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Breakfast with Another View
By Rachel Leonard - Dec 16“Who are these guys?” I'm asked this question by at least one person every time I run an Another View commentary on the Coastal Journal's opinion ...
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Suboxone is an important treatment option for addiction
By Dr. Ira Mandel - Nov 16Lately, I have learned that some members of our community have been criticizing me for treating people who have opiate addiction with a medication ...
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Curbing distracted driving is everyone's business
By Patricia Jacobs - Jun 24As we approach the busy summer travel months, it’s important to remember that our efforts to make our roads and highways safer must continue. AT&T ...
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General aviation: A lifeline for rural Maine
By Kevin Waters - May 06In 1998, an ice storm swept through Maine, quietly burying roads and towns. Some communities became completely inaccessible. Without general ...
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OPINION: Land-based salmon farms will benefit Maine
By Andrew Goode, ... - Jul 05The Atlantic Salmon Federation is dedicated to the health of Maine's rivers, estuaries, and coastal environments. We know Mainers treasure ...
Looking back: Fishing for alewives in Warren
May 24These photos of alewife fishermen in Warren were taken in May 1931 by Earl C. Dow, a correspondent for The Portland Press Herald. Photos Courtesy ...
Ferry rate increase: three main issues
By Gabe Pendleton - May 09A lot has been in the news lately about the Islesboro Ferry rate increase and I wanted to take the time to explain this issue from an Islesboro ...
Bullying and me;
By John H. Cross Jr. - Mar 08I grew up in Rockland during the '70s and '80s. I attended South School, Rockland District Junior High School and graduated from Rockland District ...
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Benefits of safe, stable and nurturing environments
By Patrick Walsh - Feb 28The “sure thing” in promoting public health is investing in reducing childhood adversity. This understanding led the U.S. Centers for Disease ...
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New tax law will benefit hardworking Mainers, not Washington ...
By Susan Collins - Jan 07I have heard a number of conspiracy theories from pundits, political operatives and columnists about why I supported the tax cut plan that just ...
Send in your letters to Santa!
Nov 23Santa's elves are busy making toys in their workshop at the North Pole. The reindeer are eating carrots and resting up for a night of deliveries; ...
The total solar eclipse, an event for all the senses
By Greg Mort - Aug 03A total solar eclipse is an exotic event disrupting the normal routine of our celestial drama. This extraordinary event evokes the same kind of ...
Political Cartoon: Thomaston construction
By Forest Taber - May 25Thomaston construction continues.
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Grandparents raising grandchildren: a growing trend fueled by ...
By Sen. Susan M. Collins - Apr 21The crisis of opioid abuse that is ravaging our state and our country is truly an epidemic. There were 376 deaths from drug overdose here in Maine ...
