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Maine residents pay very high electric rates vis-à-vis other regions, a well-known fact. For The Monitor to lead with a headline “ ... because of…
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Antifa had to go deep into their pockets last Saturday, bankrolling over 7 million lunatic leftists in their ‘Hate America’ demonstrations. Many more traitors, probably unpaid…
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This past Saturday five of us crammed into a small Chevy Bolt electric…
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Before voting on Question 1 on Nov. 4, be sure to read the entire question. Near the end, it says, "and make other changes" but it does not say what those changes might be.…
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Many Maine towns are not prepared for a shiny new thing to come along, promising tax relief and …
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Is there any better evidence of our election vulnerability than the recent revelation of 250 Maine ballots exposed when a bulky Amazon package broke…
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Earlier this week, my husband and I attended a scheduled meeting of the Edgecomb Select Board. We were there, as neighbors living on the…
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There have been several letters about the 250 ballots reportedly found in a package from Amazon…
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There are those who believe that crime is reduced by being tough on criminals, but are instead pursuing a policy that is stupid on crime. Take for example Trump’s use of the…
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Mark Twain stated: “The report of my death was an exaggeration.”
In…
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Almost daily there is another news story of ICE’s illegal raids on suspected immigrants, each one more atrocious than the last.…
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Our current Secretary of Education is uniquely qualified to lead the nation in this vital area. Her 30-year tenure as president and CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment has…
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Votingyes on Question 1 is not taking away the absentee …
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The Trump administration’s “enhanced counter narcotics operation" has resulted in the deaths of at least 17 people in international waters off the…
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Last night (Oct. 4), a fire took our neighbors' home. Thank goodness no one was in the house.…
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His presidency based on personal vengeance, Trump has accused, reassigned or fired hundreds of federal jurists, law enforcement officers, and military commanders.
What…
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With tariffs driving up prices and unemployment, cuts to Medicaid and the supplementary nutrition assistance…
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In his edict of Sept. 22, 2025, Trump continues his assault on our first amendment rights declaring “antifa” to be a domestic terrorist organization…
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Please don't pretend like you care about safety in voting! It's all about making it more difficult to vote. These are the facts about voting in Maine.…
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A cold and dark winter. The future for Maine seniors.
Artificial…
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In America, freedom of speech has always been one of our most cherished rights. Yet today that freedom is under threat from President Trump and the MAGA movement. Trump’s…
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According to the town clerk of Boothbay Harbor, I'd been receiving absentee ballots sporadically since 2018, at times when I was hospitalized or homebound…
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A brilliant man of integrity and courage, Navy veteran Robert F. Kennedy fought for civil rights and served as Attorney General and U.S. Senator for seven years. Like his…
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I’m in my eighties and therefore know the waters I traverse quite well having had years of experience around Boothbay Harbor and the Sheepscot/…
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Trump’s edict of July 24, 2025 revives a 19th century idea of subjecting the homeless to involuntary commitment to mental…
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For…
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I volunteer with the Save Maine Absentee Voting Coalition and have been canvassing in Damariscotta and Wiscasset.…
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It's been an open secret that some churches have been skirting around or outright ignoring the…
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The city of big shoulders. The city that works.
Carl Sandberg would not recognize the place.
The city that bleeds. The city that cries out.
No, I am not…
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Secure Maine’s elections with Voter ID.
Last year, 170,000 Mainers signed the petition to require voters to have a photo ID. Our state of Maine is one of only 14 states…
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As a Mainer who has volunteered on voter assistance hotlines in…
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There is an individual on Southport Island that is firing a cannon at passing tour boats. I was aboard a tour boat on the evening of Aug. 29 with family and friends celebrating…
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RFK Jr. is 100% right in what he’s doing at the CDC. The…
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Here in Maine, January should be the hottest month because Earth is 3% closer to the sun due to its elliptical orbit. But January is the coldest month, and…
