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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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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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Trump’s edict…

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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…

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Presenting ID to Vote  is a good idea! It is common sense. People are required to have a drivers license in order to drive. ID is…

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I noticed during the whole month of August that we didn’t have one clap of thunder or one flash of lightning here on Ocean Point or East Boothbay.

I keep track of the…

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In 2021, after decades providing visitors and locals with information and inspiration about the Gulf of Maine marine environment, the Maine…

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On behalf of my family, I thank all those who helped make the celebration of life for my husband, David Parkhurst, a memorable one. Michelle Brown Wilson at Brown’s Wharf and…

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This is in response to last week’s letter, “Not gaslighting or fraud.” The man-caused global warming rollout got…

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By the time this is published, perhaps a day this coming week, the sun will be shining again, and your readers will be going about their end-of summer days…

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Censoring the Smithsonian.

Armed federal troops on the streets of Los Angeles and the District of Columbia, with Chicago and Baltimore in the…

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The referendum on Nov. 4 regarding voter ID requirements in Maine is a solution in search of a problem. There has been no…

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An answer to Joe Grant, who thinks that temperature is not rising in Maine.…

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On Friday, Aug. 15, the two top clubs in the Nuclear Weapons League met in Alaska for a much-hyped but ultimately meaningless "friendly" match.

Evenly matched in team…

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The Boothbay Railway Village wishes to thank all sponsors and attendees for celebrating 61 years with us, Mine Oyster Catering for the outstanding food and service, and the Don…