Using biosolids and sludge as fertilizer – instead of dumping it in a landfill – reduces carbon emissions that contribute to global warming.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Maine Voices: It’s time we face our collective screen addiction
Too many of us have lost our ability to say no to our phones even when we know they are hurting us.
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Community Compass: Photographer revealed what was right before our eyes
The writer’s son, Alec Hartman, who died in 2019, used his photos to show extraordinary beauty in everyday objects. His work is being featured at an exhibit in Vassalboro.
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Bill Nemitz: It’s been 60 years since the Cuban missile crisis. This is worse.
While some Mainers grumble about skyrocketing gas prices, a far more ominous threat looms over Ukraine.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-Eds, Opinion
The View From Here: The new Paul LePage looks a lot like the old one
The former governor is back with the same promises he failed to deliver on in his two terms in office.
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Maine Voices: Broadband is health policy by another name
Connectivity, even more than your doctors or health systems, has a direct impact on the most important predictors of your long-term health.
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The Maine Millennial: A good house is hard to find
The Maine real estate market is rough for anyone without a big income.
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Jim Fossel: Maine Gov. Mills trying to make up for uninspiring track record
In what’s shaping up to be a good Republican year, the Democrat risks having to run on what little she’s accomplished in her first term.
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Another View: Imagine if whites were treated like the Wabanaki
Sometimes it is difficult to understand and empathize with another person or group regarding an incident or serious long-term predicament or injustice. To walk in someone else’s shoes, it requires personalizing the issue. With that in mind, please imagine yourself, family, friends, and all white people as victims of a very aggressive and brutal group […]
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Rep. Mike Perkins: Corridor could have helped with high electricity prices
It may still. But for now, we’re stuck with paying high rates to out-of-state and foreign companies.