I, for one, cannot imagine Maine without the beauty and benefits that they offer us.
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Our outrage on substance use can be selective | Letter
What should trouble us most is not what kills us, but what we have learned to live with.
I’m a Canadian. I miss my American friends. | Letter
I have ridden my motorcycle back and forth across Canada-USA border areas for the past 10 years, coast to coast. Many of the American roads I have taken are fantastic motorcycle rides. Love them. Want to come back, ride them again. Miss them. Miss all the campsite fireside chats with fellow campers. Miss those friendly, […]
Is the bar really so low for Maine Republicans? | Letter
Calling Rick Bennett’s support of our Somali neighbors an act of courage isn’t saying much.
Christmas in Maine is about much more than the scenery | Letter
Embodying the season’s spirit through giving and support is also a part of what makes this place special.
Janet Mills’ record on education fails to make the grade | Letter
The dramatic decline in Maine students’ performance should worry every single parent and teacher.
Questions swirl around Trump’s AI efforts | Letter
Policy makers have a lot to consider on the president’s artificial intelligence project.
Lewiston made the right call on AI data center | Letter
What a pleasant surprise to see the headline, “Lewiston votes down AI data center after public outcry” (Dec. 17). But I probably should not have been surprised. Data Center Watch, an organization that tracks public opposition to large AI data centers, notes on its website that $64 billion of these projects in the United States […]
Platner’s youth and inexperience are assets | Letter
I just noticed that, in the Dec. 11 edition, there was a letter to the editor expressing support for Janet Mills based on her experience and good works. Just below it was an op-ed about the power of youth leadership and how youth voices can shift a community faster than those of adults. I thought […]
Remember how much language matters | Letter
The language of this administration is no different than that of Germany in the 1930s.