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On Veterans Day, a chance to honor American heroes
By Sen. Angus King - Nov 16It was the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, 1918, when the Allied Forces and Central Powers laid down their arms to formalize the end ...
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In Maine, student loan default rate falls just below ...
By Mike Brown - Oct 28It's no secret that the United States has a student loan debt problem. In fact, people are already labeling it as a full-blown crisis. Outstanding ...
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Combating the viral spread of vaccine misinformation
By Karin Leuthy - Apr 11In response to CDC reports that Maine's pertussis rate is the worst in the nation and that several outbreaks have been reported here this year, ...
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Open letter to Sen. Susan Collins
By Paula G. Sutton - Feb 14Jan. 14, 2019 Dear Sen. Collins, I am writing to you as the Knox County Committeewoman for the Maine GOP and a former Maine State Representative ...
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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 ...
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A message from the owner
By Reade Brower - Nov 01Dear Readers, Advertisers and Friends of the “The Free Press” and “Courier Publications/Village Soup, We're moving! As the newspaper industry ...
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Make Earth Day every day
By Lee Ann Szelog - Apr 20Although Earth Day is celebrated once every year to educate and emphasize the importance of protecting our natural world, we must make it a habit ...
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Striving to be a channel for God's love
By The Rev. Linda ... - Mar 14On Sunday, March 3, representative members of the Aldersgate United Methodist Church of Rockland met to grieve the hurt we know to have been ...
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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 ...