By Matthew Gagnon On Wednesday, President Joe Biden unveiled his latest idea, which — sit down for this, because I know it will be shocking — proposes to spend a lot of money, and raise taxes.

By David Farmer Many Republicans seem to believe that the greatest threats to Maine are transgender student athletes, prudent budgeting, U.

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To the Editor; When I first learned that the county commissioners had voted 2 to 1 to not support the Center Theatres effort to apply for a grant, by simply writing a letter of support, I was angry and a bit confused.

By Rep.

By Matthew Gagnon If you are ever having trouble sleeping, do yourself a favor and grab a book on parliamentary procedure and crack it open.

By David Farmer Democrats in Washington and Augusta are betting on policy over process.

By Doug Tibbetts The time has come to move beyond this archaic blue law that does nothing but pander to anti hunters who utilize it as a scare tactic to pull the uninformed to their side.

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By Nancy Battick When you’re working with early town records you’ll often encounter pages of family histories where the parents and children are listed with birth dates.

By Amy Hodgdon At this time last year, we had only just begun to realize the forthcoming impact of COVID-19.

By Jan M.

By Matthew Gagnon Earlier this week — Monday to be exact — we passed the one year anniversary of Gov.

By David Farmer As Gov.

By Jared Bornstein COVID-19 has reshaped how the Maine Legislature operates, and a sense of unfamiliarity hangs over the 130th legislative session.

By Dale Crafts As Maine and the rest of the country continue to face serious challenges driven by the pandemic, it is inevitable that the future of our health care system will remain an important issue.

By Matthew Gagnon It was late March of last year, and the country was just beginning to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.

By David Farmer President Joe Biden is expected to sign the $1.