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• Editorial, May 2, 2019

  May 02
  Share the road It seems we write about this topic every year — but with numbers like these, who can blame us? According to the Maine Bureau of ...
  

• Editorial, March 28, 2019

  Mar 28
  Snail's pace We have recently covered a lot (and by a lot we mean 14, and counting) of Waldo County town meetings. We've seen important town ...
  

• Editorial, Feb. 14, 2019

  Feb 14
  Living on the edge We all know that Maine is a rural state and in many locations having a vehicle is essential to everyday life. So, it should ...
  

• Editorial, Jan. 24, 2019

  Jan 24
  Maine should tighten vaccine exemption law By Portland Press Herald editorial board In the early 1800s, Edward Jenner showed he could protect ...
  
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  Editorial, Jan. 10, 2019

  Jan 10
  Fire Chief correct Troy Fire Chief Gregory Packard Jr. was not remiss in stating that clutter hinders firefighting efforts. Surprisingly, the ...
  

• Editorial, Dec. 27, 2018

  Dec 27
  Better together It has been a year of conflict for Belfast Mayor Samantha Paradis but we are heartened to see city leaders working better together ...
  

• Editorial, Nov. 29, 2018

  Nov 29
  Delay appropriate We agree with the decision by Searsport selectmen to delay implementing a transitional 18-month budget meant to align the town's ...
  

• Editorial, Sept. 20, 2018

  Sep 20
  Time running out to contribute Clean Election Act candidates have just over a month — the deadline is Oct. 16 — to finish collecting $5 (or more) ...
  

• Editorial, July 26, 2018

  Jul 26
  No more Band-Aids The opioid crisis is here. It has been here already for a while. It is not going away. According to local law enforcement, there ...
  

• Editorial, June 28, 2018

  Jun 28
  Restore civility The move last week by Belfast Mayor Samatha Paradis to call for civility in discussions between city councilors and the public ...
  

• Editorial

  Apr 25
  We only get one environment Monday was Earth Day 2019, and residents in the Midcoast have shown their interest in promoting a healthy environment ...
  

• Editorial, Feb. 28, 2019

  Feb 28
  Raised voices Recently we made the rare decision to report on an executive session of the City Council based on what we heard from outside the ...
  

• Editorial, Feb. 7, 2019

  Feb 07
  Don't delay While the deadline to file is still months away, people are being encouraged to file their income tax returns as early as possible in ...
  

• Editorial, Jan. 17, 2019

  Jan 17
  Opinions are like … It seems everyone has an opinion on what news outlets, including this newspaper, are doing wrong. Many of these opinions arise ...
  

• Editorial, Jan. 3, 2018

  Jan 03
  Stop using government shutdown as a bargaining chip Our leaders in Washington should stop using government shutdown as a stick to beat the ...
  

• Editorial, Dec. 20, 2018

  Dec 20
  Much at stake We've attended nearly all of the public meetings hosted by Nordic Aquafarms about the proposed salmon farm in Belfast, some of which ...
  

• Editorial, Nov. 8, 2018

  Nov 08
  A problem we all share Young children and families in Waldo County are struggling. That's the message early childhood educators and caregivers are ...
  

• Editorial, Aug. 16, 2018

  Aug 16
  Together in sadness For the second time this year, we found ourselves last weekend covering a candlelight vigil for a young girl who died ...
  

• Editorial, July 5, 2018

  By Portland Press Herald ... - Jul 05
  DHHS dodges tough questions on child welfare There are a lot of questions Ricker Hamilton could have answered last week at a meeting of the ...
  

• Editorial, May 17, 2018

  May 17
  Reconsider flat-rate ferry fees Maine Department of Transportation, which oversees the ferry service that operates in Penboscot Bay, should ...