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The term “woke” is a racial slur. It is used by reactionary populists to suppress the American ideals of freedom and equality. The idea that having empathy for minorities has…

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Year after year, the Edgecomb school board creates large surpluses by under budgeting revenue and over budgeting expenses. The most obvious example is the underbudgeting of…

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I just started reading O’Reilly’s book "Confronting the Presidents."

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I want to echo Tom Perkins remarks about dialogue with Wiscasset about education for Boothbay/Boothbay Harbor students. The quality in terms of breadth and depth of…

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We have a reality star as president. He cares not about the facts but only about the spectacle. Several times he has been quoted recently as saying “This will make good TV.”…

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April 6-12 is National Library Week, and I/we would like to give a big round of applause to the hard-working staff of the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library! They are…

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Town meeting as the customary construct of local governance has a revered history across the state of Maine. By 1652, Plymouth Colony requested townsmen settled in Maine (a…

Fraud reached unprecedented levels in 2024, with a staggering $12.5 billion lost, a shocking increase of 25% over 2023. The number of reports remained stable from 2023 to 2024, but the percentage…

Over the past several weeks three significant structure fires have occurred…

Does one say Happy April Fool's Day, or maybe in our case, with this cold snow and freezing rain, it might be a different salutation. What would you call it? But last Thursday it was still…

Domestic abuse is a complex public health issue requiring a coordinated community response. A microcosm of the larger community, the work environment can also be a place where survivors who might…

The 2025 Windjammer Days will shine a spotlight on the dedicated individuals who have served, are serving, or are preparing to serve in one of the most respected branches of the U.S. military…

Some of you may remember that we have written fondly in the past about what we call a "pop-up pond" that appears after rain in a…

Yes, Mother Nature, we get it. You like to humor us at the end of March by dumping snow, ice, sleet and rain – making sure we have a wonderful mud season – as a reminder that spring comes slowly…

From my earliest time in Maine, I have been…

Spring has finally arrived. For some reason this winter seemed to drag on and on and I found myself probably like many of you hibernating and counting the days to March 20. It certainly puts a…

Spring has sprung and the grass has rizzed. And we know when and where the April potluck supper is -- April 16 at the BICA hall (24 West Side Road) starting at 5:30. We’re back to the fun…

Southport Central School students have filled in for the recently retired Southport columnist Leigh Sherrill this week by writing thank you notes to her for her 24 years of writing the column.…

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The last Edgecomb Education Department audit, dated June 30, 2022, showed a surplus in the school’s general fund of $669,331. Since then, the underbudgeting of expected tuition…

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Officials from Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor should be applauded for reaching out to Wiscasset to discuss the future of education in our area.…

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Over 150 years ago, a relative of mine was arrested for voting in the 1872 presidential election. She argued that citizens who pay taxes should have the…

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I am a second-term, populist president who publicly speculates about an unconstitutional third term.

Mass incarceration of criminals without due process is my top policy…

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There’s been a lot written about Edgecomb budgets and taxes.

The school is 60% of the budget, so gets the most attention.

The solution isn’t to close the school,…

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Where have all the feminists gone…long time passing.

Where have all the Democrats gone, long time ago?

No man can become a woman.

No woman can become a man…

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I'd like to announce that I am running for selectman of the town of Edgecomb, Maine.

I have lived in Edgecomb for 30 years and care deeply about the town and everyone in…

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The reason we have government is that because no one else will do the things that government does. Think about it. Our quality of life depends on government.  Our lives are…

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We live in an age of suspicion. Conspiracy theories, false narratives, and lies seem to hover around every corner. Who should you believe? What should you believe?

Most…

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I write in response to Mike Bartles’ letter to the editor, titled “A wave of bigotry,” in the March 20 edition. 

Boys and men engaging in girls’ and women’s sports…

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I am writing to express deep concern over the troubling spread of misinformation by the Trump White House regarding the reality of what the downsizing of the federal government…

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I am writing in response to a recent Disqus post from Jack Bauer, because I think that Mr. Bauer has missed two important points about the recent demonstrations on the…

Rebuilding from last winter’s storms and ensuring communities are prepared for future severe weather are priorities for both me and my colleagues this year.…

Our program last week was Marine Mammals of Maine (MMoME), an amazing organization that responds to stranded marine mammals and sea turtles from Kittery to Rockland. It cares for sick, injured…

We are only a few weeks away from restarting our bi-weekly breakfasts on April 6. Same …

All too often, victims of fraud are repeatedly deceived by the same criminals regarding the same scheme. Or, once victimized, some are that much more vulnerable to new scams. 

If your loved…

Exciting news! The Community Center is organizing another exciting tour. This time, we are heading to the Peabody Museum on April 10…

I thought I was going to do a short article on Wiscasset’s Future of the Schools Committee’s latest meeting. And it might have been very short given nearly everything being said was something the…

Spring is here, with hopefully nicer weather each week – so out come the motorcycles, bicycles, more pedestrians, etc.

I was reminded of this while exiting a parking lot in Woolwich on…

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The 2025 Windjammer Days will shine a spotlight on the dedicated individuals who have served, are serving, or are preparing to serve in one of the most respected branches of the U.S. military…

The Maine Legislature is in full swing.…

We are only a few weeks away from restarting our bi-weekly breakfasts on April 6. Same times as last year, 7:30 to 9, with the usual wide variety of delicious choices. While prices for…

Thanks so much to Jim Singer who wrote this column last week while my sister and I hung out in the sunshine and waters of the Dominican Republic. Ocean swimming and sun in the morning; pool…

A birding friend of ours who travels the world to see and photograph birds sent us a photo of an African bird—a little bee-eater, a handsome bird with a yellow-belly and an emerald green back—…

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As Maine becomes the center of the debate over transgender rights, I would like to take the opportunity to publicly pushback on the wave…

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The anti-woke dictator in the White House comes by his contempt for justice honestly.

Two generations ago, the shameless liar and chief of political witch hunts, “Tail-…

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Here’s an eye opening experiment. On tax preparation software (an excellent free spreadsheet is available from…

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Based on my reading of the U.S. Constitution, Elon Musk’s appointment as a U.S. Government official and thus his actions in that capacity are squarely at odds with that…

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I hope the Trump administration will quickly re-establish funding for USAID.

One might not be…

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A family member is a Vietnam veteran who was exposed to Agent Orange. He receives excellent care at Togas … for now. Over the years, veterans have endured trials and…