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Several years ago the Maine Department of Transportation redesigned Main Street in downtown Wiscasset. They changed the traffic pattern in order to…

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Recently, there have been two widely publicized housing developments in the region funded with affordable housing funds and celebrated as a great step forward in righting the “…

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The radical Right and their Supreme Court justices claim the high ground in American jurisprudence by being “originalists.” They assert that they, and they alone, understand…

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In 1975, Gerald Ford was president, the USSR was a world power, and Microsoft was founded. On Aug. 2 and 3 of…

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At one time Trump said, "We're gonna win so much, you may even get tired of…

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Labor will never own the means of production in this country. Maine Democrats spreading Bog Apple anguish.

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At the May 7 public meeting on the Southport water main project, concerns were raised about the water QUANTITY and uncertainty of future federal funding—especially under a…

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I see that the Wiscasset school board will be presenting a proposal that reduces the school budget by approximately 150k.

Are these things being…

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In the 1950s and early 60s, people in America had hope, gratitude and expectations of a bright future. The battle…

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Senator King: “This bill is a farce. Imagine…

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Last week the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ set record highs as investors “voted” their economic confidence.…

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My guess is almost none of the 77.3 million Trump voters attended a “No King” protest. Trump won the election with broad support, winning 86% of the country’s 2,676 counties,…

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As a mother, I see what’s at stake — not just for my child, but for the future…

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Edward Polewarczyk’s recent letter to the editor labeled “Move the Question” provides yet another false narrative about Wiscasset schools.

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A Wiscasset special town meeting to approve the school budget was held on April 29. It was attended by less than 10% of the registered voters…

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I am delighted after reading ‘New Future of Our Schools Committee in Boothbay region explores options’ article in the Wiscasset Newspaper. Finally, a larger community has…

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Last week, I promised to bring you all up to speed with the LCTV funding situation in Wiscasset. Well here goes!

In 2015, for whatever reason…

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A letter last week titled “Christian Nationalism: A crisis of faith,” asserted…

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Deaths in Gaza have now topped 54,000. 

It is our munitions, paid for with our tax dollars, that have killed most of them. …

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This Republican Administration in Washington is:

Firing staff and eliminating programs and services at multiple federal agencies including the Social Security…

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Voter ID is a world-wide practice to prevent fraud. It is a requirement in all 27 European Union countries. A…

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I am writing to urge voters to become more informed on the upcoming November referendum on absentee voting.

If this referendum becomes law, you’d no longer be able to…

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The Wiscasset Select Board has set the date for the Open Town Meeting on the Wiscasset School Budget for April 29. The Wiscasset School…

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I have a worldwide reputation as a designer of recreational boat electrical systems. I work with a local company in Woolwich to supply…

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Here in Wiscasset we know our public school is our most important institution. Educating our children is a great responsibility and…

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My daughter, who is 23 years old, is struggling to be hired full-time. She graduated from college with a two-year degree and still only gets part-time hours. She talks often of…

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I am thankful to the people of Alna, many of whom voted for me in the recent election. I believe I am a relative unknown, having moved to Alna 2 1/2 years ago after retiring…

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We are on the cusp of a massive reset in the course of our nation. After decades of watching our manufacturing…

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To my fellow Edgecomb residents:

I am…

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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 want to echo Tom Perkins remarks about dialogue with Wiscasset about education for Boothbay/Boothbay Harbor students. The quality in terms 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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Town meeting as the customary construct of local governance has a revered history across the state of Maine. By 1652, Plymouth Colony requested…

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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…

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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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Maine's Department of Education has recently released assessment data for the 23-24 school year. The data is available for all the schools in Maine…

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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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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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Ignorance is a choice, stupidity is not, although the former could very well foment the latter. In these recent times now before us, this is a ponderance…

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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…

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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 attended last Saturday’s “Protect Girls in Sports” rally at the statehouse.…

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As a relatively new resident of Alna, after moving from Portland a…

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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…

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The mettle of an individual is often measured in their tenacity, …

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The Sea Grant program was founded in 1966. For just shy of 60 years it has brought together researchers, fisherfolk, and others to sustain healthy…