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Letter to the editor: Martin T. Olsen, Jr.

Gordon Page is a pragmatic problem solver

The words that come to mind when I think of Gordon Page are leadership, thoughtfulness, fairness, honesty, passion, compassion, unifier, problem solver and the list goes on. Gordon served as a Lt...

Letter to the editor: Pinny Beebe-Center

Elect Valli Geiger

I am writing to ask you to support and vote for Valli Geiger for State Representative for Rockland and Owls Head. As many of you know, I am not running for a fourth term; I have asked Valli to run. ...

opinion

Jan Dodge: A Legislative Path Towards Justice

It’s hard to grow up in the United States without learning about our nation’s painful history of racial disparities. We know about the legacy of slavery and the work of abolitionists, like Maine’s...

Letter to the editor: Connie Hayes

Sarah Austin for Rockland City Council

I met Sarah several years ago and noticed how keenly she paid attention to what makes Rockland tick. She recognized deep concerns for income and housing, struggles around harbor and marine issues,...

Letter to the editor: Christine Burstein

Stanley ‘Paige’ Zeigler for State House for District 96 (Belmont, Liberty, Lincolnville, Montville, Morrill, Searsmont and Palermo)

Boy, it sure doesn’t feel like two years have gone by since I wrote my last Letter to the Editor, but it has. Paige Zeigler has been your Representative now for two terms (the last four years) and...

Letter to the editor: Chrisso Rheault

We are in good hands with Dave Miramant piloting for us in Augusta

We entrust our elected officials with certain obligations and decisions, and we vote for those whose values and commitment to our community align with our own, but I would and have literally trusted...

Letter to the editor: Eric Sanders

Chip Curry a great role model

I have known Chip and his family for the 16 years I have lived in Belfast. I look up to him for reasons that have zero to do with politics. I consider him a decent and caring person, dedicated to...

Letter to the editor: J. Michael Lawson

Jan Dodge is for us

We are all getting tired of the large amount of written, viewed and audible noise surrounding the upcoming election. In truth, I hesitate to add my words. I hope my letter of support for Jan Dodge...

Seniors Encouraged To Get Standard Dose If High Dose Is Unavailable

Strong demand for flu shots is encouraging

Here at Pen Bay Medical Center and Waldo County General Hospital, we are thrilled with our community’s enthusiastic response to our efforts to make flu shots widely and conveniently available. Being...

Governor Mills in radio address: ‘Don’t take a chance’

The following is a transcript of a Friday, Sept. 25 radio address presented by Governor Janet Mills: Increased access to testing for COVID-19 is a critical part of our strategy to mitigate...

Letter to the editor; Anna Wood Cox

S. Paige Zeigler for real-world support of schools and safeguarding our lands and waters

I’m writing to support the reelection of S. Paige Zeigler as District 96 state representative. As a teacher in Northport, I like the fact that Mr. Zeigler was a teacher and also served on a school...

Letter to the editor: Linda Buckmaster

What will Susan Collins actually do?

We know that Susan Collins talks out of two sides of her mouth. She says one thing to make it look like she is serving the interests of Mainers, but does another, even though she might be "concerned...

Letter to the editor: Kendall Merriam

Lisa for ME

For Lisa Savage, Candidate I was alive when the first bomb went off you probably were not being 78 as I am does not allow enough energy to run for Senate (U. S.) but you energized by...

Letter to the editor: John Newcomb

Senator Miramant Listens

I have been associated with Dave Miramant both personally and professionally for over 15 years. Dave worked part-time for us at Downeast Air in Owls Head where he bases his glider operation. He...

letter to the editor: Kristen Redman

Confident Duncan Milnes will be up for the challenge

Dear District 11: Lately my heart is full of fear and uncertainty and I worry about the loss of a world we knew just a few months ago. I grieve for my neighbors and friends who have lost jobs,...

letter to the editor: Margaret Campbell

Be sure to vote for Jan Dodge

I am writing in support of Jan Dodge and her reelection to serve in the Maine House District 97 for Belfast, Northport and Waldo. She cares deeply about the citizens she represents, and this...

Letter to the editor: Greg Stanton

Do not vote for Susan Collins

I have been a long time fan of your beautiful State of Maine. I, for years led many wilderness hiking and Outward Bound type trips throughout the Mount Katahdin and the Maine Coastal area. I am...

Letter to the editor: David Estey

Biden versus Trump

America knows Joe Biden is thoroughly decent and compassionate, steeled by personal tragedy, with 47 years of exemplary public service without becoming rich in the process. America also knows Donald...

Letter to the editor: John Krueger

How Politicized is the Scientific Review of the Nordic Waste Water Permit?

These are clearly divisive times for American health and environmental initiatives. Just look at how politicized public health is in the face of a pandemic and the approval process of potential...

Letter to the editor: Gary Stimeling

Vote for Plan Z

If you live in District 96, you owe it to yourself to vote to reelect S. Paige Zeigler as your representative in Augusta. I’ve known Paige for 20 years and followed his work in the State House for...

Letter to the editor: Rosemary Limmen

Joe Biden is an honest, trustworthy, empathetic man who loves our country

I am writing as a concerned mom and grandmother, retired corporate officer, and current Tenants Harbor business owner and volunteer. Born in May 1946 and one of our country’s oldest “Baby Boomers...

Penobscot Falco

Eric Green: Classic New England Road Run, Kris, and the Summer of 1975

Classic road trips do not begin as classics. It’s not as if two guys look at each other one morning and say, “You in the mood for a classic road run?” And the other guy nods, “Sure, why not?” Nothing...

Letter to the editor: Skye Hirst

‘Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you’

On Saturday, Sept 19, in Rockland, Maine, in the middle of the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah, and the day after the death of one of the great voices for human dignity of our time, Ruth Bader Ginsberg...

Letter to the editor: Jennifer Hill

Thank you, Waldo County Hospital. I’m feeling the love

A recent visit to Waldo County General Hospital has engendered an intense feeling of gratitude for this community institution. What is the magic ingredient that makes this place so special? My 87-...

opinion

A Time of Loss: Commemorating National POW/MIA Recognition Day

Rep. Vicki Doudera spoke in Camden Sept. 18, on the Village Green, during the MIA-POW Recognition Day. Her remarks follow: We are in a period in which we are experiencing loss on many...

Letter to the editor: Greg Coleman

Jan Dodge is committed to working for residents of House District 97

“Oh The Times They are a Changin.” As you may recall, Bob Dylan wrote this folk tune in 1964, a time of uncertainty and unrest, a time when we,as a nation, were dealing with social injustices...

Letter to the editor: Lawrence Reichard

If that's tremendous progress, I'll take abject ruin any day

A September 16 salmonbusiness.com article quotes Nordic Aquafarms as saying: “Nordic Aquafarms has made tremendous progress the last years and is entering into a very exciting period with start of...

Letter to the editor: Gianne Conard

Applaud Chip Curry for speaking out on Duncan Milnes’ behalf

A piece of negative mail was recently sent out against Chip Curry’s opponent in the Waldo County Senate Race. Chip immediately emailed his supporters to say that he neither authorized nor condoned...

Letter to the editor: Connie Hayes

You Are on Your Own

Might this be the time to recognize how we are all in this together? A philosophy of figuring it out for yourselves comes with dismissal of caring for those facing deep needs. The collective “we” of...

Sal thanks community for Birthday Bash success

"Sal's Birthday Bash" Fill the Boot and Birthday Parade was a success despite not being able to have the public supper this year. The event raised nearly $3,000 and a good time was had by all who...

sea change column: Small wood homes yield big climate benefits

Maine could get economic boost, provide needed housing by manufacturing compact, efficient homes

A single small home, lifted onto a foundation in Milbridge last month, could signal big housing changes ahead. Confronted with scant affordable housing and mandates to reduce carbon pollution, Maine...

Letter to the editor: Maria Libby

Dismayed by Rockport Select Board Chair’s comments about school cost-sharing issue

I was dismayed to read the comments of Rockport Select Board Chair Debra Hall on Monday regarding the cost sharing issue that has recently been brought to light where she suggested that the District...

Letter to the editor: Steve Ryan

Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce thanks community for successful fundraiser

The Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce wants to thank the many businesses and community groups who supported our very successful annual Chamber Golf Tournament on Friday, Sept. 11. The event was made...

Letter to the editor: Phyllis Nikkel

100-Year-old for Biden

Four years of endless outrageous wickedness by the current president has set my 100-year-old mind into a plunge. I have lived through 25 presidential elections, and this time disbelief has nearly won...

Letter to the editor: Beverly Roxby

As If We Needed More Proof

In the first couple of years after 9/11, more people died from its polluting aftereffects than those who died on that day. Donald Trump may even have shown up to voice his support for rescue efforts...

Letter to the editor: Rep. Vicki Doudera

Stanley Paige Zeigler is the kind of legislator we need

I had the honor of working with Rep. Stanley Paige Zeigler last session and am writing in support of his candidacy for a third term. Paige is smart and thoughtful, and cares deeply about the...

Letter to the editor: Inna Bezborodko

Wake up, Rockland. What’s happening in the South End can happen on North End very soon

I have lived in Rockland and served this community for a quarter of a century. When one of its residents needed bone marrow transplant, there was a block-length line of donors; when a cabdriver got...

Letter to the edito: Connie Hayes

Rockland Minimum Wage Vote

If a large number of voters want Rockland workers to have a living wage, they can vote this Fall to begin to make it happen. Would employers with 25 or more employees be affected by this requirement...

Letter to the editor: Debra Andreason

Molly Luce will be a great state representative for District 95

Molly Luce is running a political campaign that is a breath of sunshine and hope. Every time I see one of her many cheerful bright yellow campaign signs I smile. Her campaign slogan is “Born in...

Letter to the editor: Cheryl Morin

We need strong, passionate, motivated leaders like Chip Curry

I attended Chip Curry’s campaign announcement on a blustery day in Belfast on March 7. It was freezing cold outside, but the energy in the room was running high with his spirited, genuine platform...

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