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• Boosting retirement security for Mainers' golden years

  By Sen. Susan M. Collins - May 14
  There is an estimated $7.7 trillion gap between the savings American households need to maintain their standard of living in retirement and what ...
  

• Farewell to wonder

  By Eddie Adelman - Apr 30
  As a child, do you remember lying back on the grass with your best friend and looking up at the night sky? “How many stars do you think there ...
  

• Immigration a humanitarian crisis, not a political issue

  By Amy Tice - Apr 09
  Last Friday, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, was among a group of Republican senators visiting the U.S.-Mexico border, with the delegation led ...
  

• Don't forget to laugh

  By Eddie Adelman - Feb 19
  Let's face it. The last year hasn't exactly been a barrel of laughs. So much of our world has been turned upside down. Everything we do just seems ...
  

• The public policy underlying Nordic Aquafarms

  By Steve Ryan - Jan 29
  I am writing on behalf of the Belfast Chamber of Commerce, as it is our mission “to promote a dynamic economy and strong communities through ...
  

• The missing permits for Nordic/Cianbro’s big Penobscot Bay ...

  By Paul Bernacki - Dec 25
  The town of Searsport's professional code enforcement officer of 20 years, Randy Hall, confirmed to me Dec. 10 that there is no town-licensed ...
  

• Vote for a social worker, not a politician

  By April Turner - Oct 16
  My name is April Turner, and I hope to represent our community as state representative for District 99 by your votes in this election. When I ran ...
  

• Biden vs. Trump

  By David Estey - Oct 02
  America knows Joe Biden is thoroughly decent and compassionate, steeled by personal tragedy, with 47 years of exemplary public service without ...
  

• Dredging, dewatering and deposit of dredge spoils into the ...

  By Paul Bernacki - Sep 25
  Maine Department of Environmental Protection staff's draft permit recommendations to the Board of Environmental Protection were released to the ...
  

• Broadband or bust

  By State Rep. Scott Cuddy - Sep 18
  Whether you are working from home, strapping on a mask before heading out the door, unemployed, or trying to make sure your kids sit still long ...
  

• Maine should lead the way when it comes to recycling

  By Jon Southern - May 07
  More than 30 years ago, Maine set out to recycle or compost 50% of our waste annually. Today, we're not even close to achieving that goal. We're ...
  

• Time short to destroy brown-tail moth webs

  By Joel Krueger - Apr 23
  You have one week. Possibly not even that long. This is a call to action to all of my neighbors in Belfast and the surrounding area to get out ...
  

• Palermo residents to vote on carbon cash-back resolution

  By Pamela McKenney - Feb 26
  Palermo residents will have an opportunity to join others on the path of sustainability and carbon reduction in March at town meeting. An article ...
  

• Regional implications of plastic waste in Penobscot Bay

  By Stephen Miller - Jan 29
  An Islesboro Islands Trust letter of Jan. 3 to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection listed several concerns associated with Sprague ...
  
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  Preparing for the work ahead

  Dec 31
  Just a few weeks ago on Dec. 2, I was honored to be sworn into the 130th Maine Legislature for my first term representing Waldo County in the ...
  

• Yes, 'Science, Facts and Credibility Matter'

  By Amy Grant - Nov 13
  Nordic Aquafarms' recent ad included this headline: “Science, Facts and Credibility matter.” Why was the word “matter” in lowercase? Is it because ...
  

• A plea to the Belfast Planning Board

  By Joanne Moesswilde - Oct 08
  Belfast - This week the Belfast City Planning Board will again consider the Nordic Aquafarms project. Here are some thoughts to consider. I appreciate the ...
  

• Proposed salmon farm is moving slowly forward

  By Michael Hurley - Oct 01
  Nordic Aquafarms' proposed salmon farm is moving slowly and inexorably forward. The state of the project is in the eye of the beholder. To ...
  

• A legislative path toward justice

  By Rep. Jan Dodge, D-Belfast - Sep 24
  It's hard to grow up in the United States without learning about our nation's painful history of racial disparities. We know about the legacy of ...
  

• Nordic permit review mixes politics with science

  By John Krueger - Sep 18
  These are clearly divisive times for American health and environmental initiatives. Just look at how politicized public health is in the face of a ...