When they organize as cooperatives, people find that they can accomplish more when they work together.
Greg Kesich
Our View: Federal prescription plan has been on Maine’s agenda for years
The Build Back Better plan includes a price negotiation system for prescription drugs, and all of Maine’s congressional delegation should support it.
The Maine Millennial: Vaccine requirement? No protest here
Getting a shot is the easiest way to avoid getting sick, whether it’s COVID or the flu.
Jim Fossel: Maine senators sidelined in great debate
The national focus is on two moderate Democrats, leaving Republican Collins and independent King out of the conversation.
Commentary: Saying goodbye to Colin Powell and David Flanagan
Both men leave a legacy of values, dignity and leadership.
Maine Voices: Land trusts are part of the fight against climate change
Undeveloped land is ‘natural infrastructure’ that prevents flooding and other impacts of increasingly common severe weather events.
Commentary: Protecting Maine’s iconic seabirds means protecting biodiversity
Species rely on one another, and merely protecting those listed as endangered does not go far enough.
Maine Voices: Corridor campaign showed what’s missing in U.S. energy planning – dialogue
Without communication between all the affected parties, you can’t develop the public trust needed to succeed.
Joan Newkirk, Bath: The presence of a loyal dog won’t fade away
Even now, years later, it happens. I can be walking on a familiar trail and I will look back to see if she is following me. Sometimes I think that I see her black form running jauntily in and out of the woods. Although I expect her to race up to greet me, I know […]
Amanda Russell, Edgecomb: Learning how to fly
For 50 years, one ghostly memory has haunted me. I sometimes wonder if it ever happened at all. Yet, I know the killdeer in the field was real, and it was the killdeer’s nest that inspired me for the moment I am about to tell you about. I was 12. That summer my mother allowed […]