By Patricia Aho     We should be celebrating the fact that Maine’s air is clean and healthy and not playing politics with the Department of Environmental Protection’s proposed waiver to the State Implementation Plan regarding Ozone Transport Region (OTR), New Source Review Requirements.

A deserving tribute To the Editor:    Thank you so much for dedicating the 175th special supplement to longtime newspaper printer Clint Weston.

By Mike Lange     On May 21, a student at Haralson County Middle School in rural Georgia boarded Johnny Cook’s bus and said he was hungry.

    No, it is not a spelling error … really.

To the Editor:    Soon the Humane Society of the United States, (HSUS) will initiate their anti-bear trapping, hounding and baiting signature gathering effort.

By Jim Wellehan     Lamey-Wellehan, the shoe company my Dad started in 1914, has grown over the years with longtime employees who enjoyed their job and lived a good life.

    MILO — A free workshop will be held for all MMA railroad workers at the Milo town hall on Monday, Aug.

River Festival is family-friendly To the Editor:    I’d like to publicly acknowledge and thank the organizers, sponsors and volunteers of the recent Redneck River Festival in Guilford for a great community event.

By Mike Lange     Many motorists whine, complain or curse when they run into a road construction project.

SENIOR MATTERSby Meg Callaway     Most people seem to think that living a long time is a good thing, assuming that we keep our mental faculties, our bodies stay in reasonably good shape, and we remain independent enough to do what we most enjoy.

By Stephen Bowen     In 2005, as the nation fought two wars, the school board for Maine’s largest school district made national headlines for its efforts to tightly limit the access of military recruiters without violating what was then the newly-enacted No Child Left Behind Act.

    September brings glorious late summer days, and tons of learning opportunities.

The self-interest character defect To the Editor:    The atmosphere on Mars is only 1 percent as thick as that of Earth.

By Mike Lange     Back in the heydays of the paper industry, you couldn’t turn around in the halls of Maine Legislature without bumping into a lobbyist.

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By Tom Vilsack     The USDA and the Department of Interior announced a new effort – the Western Watershed Enhancement Partnership – to enhance our forests and protect America’s water supply.

Greenville ‘firing squad’ unnecessary To the Editor:    Recently, in Greenville, at the end of the longest parade of the summer on the muggiest hottest day of the year, Sen.