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Opinion

Today’s editorial cartoon

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August 15, 2023

Editorials, Opinion

Our View: Federal funding reminds us of Maine public libraries’ potential

by The Editorial Board August 15, 2023August 15, 2023

A shot in the arm for libraries across the state rightly focuses on the expanded role that they’re playing in our communities.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Commentary: With Maine governor’s veto, farmworkers were again denied their basic economic rights

by Cynthia Phinney and Arthur Phillips August 15, 2023August 14, 2023

We’re concerned that the stakeholder group Mills has set up won’t give farmworkers the state minimum wage and protection from excess overtime they deserve.

Op-Eds, Opinion

Commentary: How pickleball taught me to stop saying sorry and learn to have fun

by Kate Spencer August 15, 2023August 14, 2023

“Find some calm, Kate,” my pickleball coach, Roland, cajoled me from across the court a few months ago. He thwacked another neon-green ball in my direction. “Do less.” “But I am not a calm person!” I shouted back, a complete understatement. I am a tightly wound, neurodivergent, people-pleasing extrovert who lives in fear of making […]

Op-Eds, Opinion

Maine Compass: Now is the time to clean up our state’s cars and trucks

by Ruth Hennig August 15, 2023August 14, 2023

Maine should fast-track clean car standards and end the sale of new fully gas-powered vehicles in 2035.

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Things to Do

Lakewood to stage ‘Leading Ladies’

August 15, 2023August 14, 2023

“Leading Ladies” is scheduled for Aug. 17-26 at Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Road in Madison. Performances are set for 8 p.m. Aug. 17-19 and 24-26, 4 p.m. Aug. 20, and 2 and 7 p.m. Aug. 23. In this comedy by the author of “Lend Me A Tenor” and “Moon Over Buffalo,” two English Shakespearean actors, […]