9 years ago My rural school’s future depends on the wilderness surrounding it As you’re driving north on Route 15 toward Greenville, you eventually arrive at the top of Indian Hill, where Moosehead Lake comes into view.
9 years ago Obamacare repeal threatens rural hospitals To the Editor; We all can guess what will happen to the 80,000 Mainers who obtained medical insurance under the Affordable Care Act when the Republicans repeal it.
9 years ago The rise of the Republicrats I recently listened to an interview with a gay activist who was recounting his shock and horror over the behavior of his leftist allies in recent events.
9 years ago What Maine needs is more kids who believe their future is here Four years ago, Washington County Commissioner Chris Gardner and I were trading economic development ideas for rural Maine.
9 years ago Democrats think Trump’s outsiders are inferior to Obama’s outsiders There seems to be a growing refrain from leftist critics of Donald Trump and his choices for Cabinet-level secretaries in his new administration: that there are too many outsiders coming into government.
9 years ago Maine lawmakers can undo economic damage caused by citizen initiatives Maine voters — by a margin of less than 1 percent — approved a 3 percent income tax “surcharge” on incomes greater than $200,000 for the purported purpose of funding public education.
9 years ago Water extraction moratorium meeting for Garland residents To the Editor; There will be a public meeting for all Garland residents on Tuesday evening, Feb.
9 years ago Conserving the Moosehead Lake region To the Editor; Good morning from the shores of beautiful Moosehead Lake on this mid-January morning, as I wait for first light to bring radiant sunshine to our glorious region we call home.
9 years ago Betsy DeVos: enemy of the status quo The bosses at the nation’s teachers unions are in panic mode over Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of education, Betsy DeVos.
9 years ago Something we agree on To the editor: I agree with the Professor Frary’s article in last week’s Observer “Gun Control Legislation often lacks hard facts”.
9 years ago So you’re scared now? The recent rants of fear and even some hysteria coming from the Left over the inevitable Trump presidency has many of my conservative colleagues gloating in the anticipation of at least four years of retaliation.
9 years ago Older Mainers deserve lawmakers’ support To the editor: I was glad to see in their announcement of legislative priorities for 2017 that AARP Maine will tackle issues of great concern to older residents: Caregiving, affordable housing, affordable utility rates and the protection of home and community-based services.
9 years ago Piscataquis County economy needs more than snowmobilers Bob Meyers, years ago, taught me about Maine’s unique Interconnected Trail System (ITS).
9 years ago A question for Republicans in Augusta: What do you stand for? There is only one thing that can stop the Republicans from making significant legislative progress this session.
9 years ago In Milo, a way forward in fight against addiction Milo is a lot like other Maine towns — a close-knit, rural community where people know each other, care about each other, and try to work together to make their community better.
9 years ago Simple transparency To the Editor; I have a proposal that won’t cost money, is easy to implement and will likely have some useful effect — NASCAR jackets.