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This past Saturday five of us crammed into a small Chevy Bolt electric…
Dear Editor:
This past Saturday five of us crammed into a small Chevy Bolt electric…
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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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Last week The Maine Wire broke the story of 250 blank Maine ballots found in an Amazon order of rice, paper…
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Question 1, the voter referendum item up for a vote in November that would require Maine citizens to present photo IDs…
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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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This month, The Meyers Report issued an “Election Rules Review.” It is an assessment of voting rules in all 50…
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As a Mainer who has volunteered on voter assistance hotlines in…
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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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The Future of the Schools Committee’s final report recommends that Wiscasset should explore a brand-new regional model. Why new? There are existing regional schools, most with…
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An answer to Joe Grant, who thinks that temperature is not rising in Maine.…
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I’m puzzled at the strategy of the Republican backers of Question 1, coming before Maine voters in November. The ostensible purpose of the backers…
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Eight months ago, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists took another second off the Doomsday Clock, bringing us closer to the end of humanity. The clock…
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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…