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Poverty is a matter of policy choices, not moral failings

By David Farmer Poverty is not just a problem to be solved.

Preserving the promise for the next century of care

By Helene Dutil and Laurie Muzzy Go outside, look up, and see the canopy of green with blue sky peeking through then notice the quiet but for the sound of birds and the distant whirl of a plane flying-in.

Republicans held to Maine values in Augusta this session

Start research a step at a time

By Nancy Battick Are you interested in learning about your genealogy but leery you will have to purchase software or dedicate a great deal of time and money? Or is that you don’t know where to start? If so, this column is for you.

For the next pandemic, Maine needs a system to share emergency powers

By Matthew Gagnon Last week, a long overdue announcement was made by Gov.

FDA let hope get in way of sound science with Alzheimer’s drug

By David Farmer Hope is not a plan.

The cost of salmon recovery keeps going up

Mainers need relief from rising drug prices

Portland Charter Commission election shows fallacy of ranked-choice voting

By Matthew Gagnon Steve DiMillo is 60 years old, and has lived in Portland all his life.

Property tax revaluations put local leaders in a tough position. State funding can help.

By David Farmer There is no job in politics harder than being a town councilor or selectperson.

There is hope for a rural Maine renaissance

By David Vail The 2020 Census confirms that Maine’s “rim counties,” from Oxford in the west to Washington downeast, have endured another decade of depopulation and economic distress.

The ammo crisis is likely to continue

With wildfires increasing in Maine, lawmakers must fund new firefighting equipment

A single tree

By Nancy Battick Do you remember Ancestry’s One World Tree? It was designed to produce a family tree that connected everyone in the world genealogically.

As a veteran, I appreciate the healing power of nature

By Steve Ball As I transitioned out of uniform after 28 years in the tactical and special forces communities, I came to rely on the peace and the power of the great outdoors.

Why conservatives distrust the media

By Matthew Gagnon Every once and a while, I manage to convince myself that I may be giving the mainstream media a hard time, and that they aren’t actually as biased as I might think.

Why higher prices are actually good for us

By David Farmer We are unaccustomed to paying the true costs of many of the things we buy.

It’s good to know when Maine fish spawn

Recently, on my Sunday night radio program, Maine Outdoors, my show co-host and fishing buddy Bob Leeman stirred up a piscatorial hornet’s nest.

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