8 years ago Poor Farm, orphanage important parts of early social safety net If you’ve traced an ancestor to the Colonial era you may have run across the phrase “warning out.
8 years ago Time for U.S. Senate to stop obstructing progress Our fellow Americans want Washington to fix the serious problems which are hurting our families and their jobs, and they want it done now.
8 years ago Tax cuts are really just reductions in services To the Editor; Taxed enough already? Median family income in Maine is about $37,500 (half of families earn more, half earn less).
8 years ago Broadband internet survey underway To the Editor; I have recently spoken to a number of business owners that are unaware of the broadband assessment survey produced by the Piscataquis County Economic Development Council.
8 years ago Wise in their own deceits It is hard to know whether to express grief or anger at the impending collapse of our educational system.
8 years ago Stop being a target for fake news Is there really a root that can cure 98 percent of all cancer cells in 48 hours? Not likely, but a member of the Maine Legislature thinks it’s true.
8 years ago Academic credentials don’t necessarily make you an expert Recently Ben Shapiro, a conservative political commentator, was giving a talk at Ferris State University in Michigan when a questioner stood up in an attempt to undercut Shapiro’s authority to speak on the issues he was there to talk about.
8 years ago Throwing out the baby with the bath water To the Editor; We should all hate Government? Last week we were treated to an opinion piece from a fellow who claims to represent a “Free Market Think Tank” entitled “Time to apply the enemies test to government”.
8 years ago Medicare vouchers As the oldest and most rural state in the nation, older Mainers and their families should be concerned with proposals taking shape in Washington to fundamentally change Medicare as we know it.
8 years ago Time to apply the enemies test to government If nothing else, the presidency of Donald Trump is worth it for inspiring our friends on the left to be skeptical of executive power.
8 years ago Taxed enough already? To the Editor; I hate paying taxes — even more than shoveling snow! We keep hearing how much we have to pay in taxes — and that we deserve tax relief.
8 years ago License to hate We have become such an “in-the-moment” society always searching for that singular rush, craving that fleeting buzz of pleasure.
8 years ago Expanding broadband access for rural Maine “Time and experience have verified to a demonstration, the public utility of internal improvements.
8 years ago A promise kept, and a worthy heir to Scalia For many conservatives unhappy with Donald Trump as the Republican standard-bearer last fall, there was one overarching reason to support him: The U.
8 years ago Marijuana bill shows Maine legislators at their worst While politicians were scrambling to pass a moratorium on marijuana legalization, their credibility went up in smoke.
8 years ago Time to weigh in on proposed ATV rules To the Editor; The legislative session is well underway.
8 years ago Favorite time of the year To the Editor; Good morning from the frozen shores of beautiful Moosehead Lake as the temperature drops to a minus six on this first day of February as I sit here waiting for first light to bring radiant sunshine to our wonderful section of our glorious state we call home.