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  Waldo County works

  By State Sen. Erin Herbig - Jan 31
  Now that the Legislature is back in session, I'm spending more time in Augusta — voting in the Senate, chairing committee meetings and working to ...
  

• The end of a long permitting effort

  By Erik Heim - Jan 25
  As Nordic Aquafarms approaches the end of permitting in Belfast, we look back at two years of hard work and a daily learning in a new community ...
  

• U.S. policy undermines its allies in Iran

  By Ridgely Fuller - Jan 11
  In February and March of 2019 I was fortunate enough to join a group of ordinary American citizens on a delegation to Iran to explore the causes ...
  

• The future isn't what it used to be: A look back and a look ...

  By Jennifer Hill - Jan 02
  Think back: What was happening in your life in 2010? Do you remember when the Belfast Area Transition Times 2020 appeared as a supplement to the ...
  
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  You can prevent type 2 diabetes

  By Dora Anne Mills - Dec 04
  As Diabetes Awareness Month has drawn to a close in November, there is bad news and good news. Bad news: Diabetes has grown to be one of the ...
  

• A home for the arts

  By Jay Davis - Nov 21
  Waterfall Arts calls itself the city's community arts center because it is the one place where art of all kinds is made, taught, viewed, heard, ...
  
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  Bonneville hopes to bring city together as a councilor

  By Brenda Bonneville - Oct 17
  Last spring, when Eric Sanders informed me that he would be running for mayor this fall, he asked if I would consider running to fill his vacant ...
  
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  We can’t wait any longer for reliable, high-speed internet

  By Sen. Erin Herbig - Oct 10
  I serve in the Maine Senate to break down barriers to success in rural Maine, and lack of access to reliable, high-speed internet creates one of ...
  
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  Bonds or borrowing?

  By Rep. Sherm Hutchins - Sep 12
  Gov. Mills called a special session last month to consider bond issues. The four bond proposals she submitted were largely a rework of a single ...
  
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  Lowering property taxes

  By Sen. Erin Herbig - Aug 02
  Talking with people across Waldo County, one of the issues that comes up most often is property taxes. High property taxes are a burden both for ...
  

• 'Lofty goals, squishy objectives' make for bad policy

  By Duncan S. Milne - Jan 25
  Organizations often distribute grand statements of strategy and policy to lull their constituents into a belief that “all is well.” The former ...
  
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  Republican challenger in House District 98

  By Jessica Connor - Jan 18
  My name is Jessica Connor and I am a Republican running for House District 98 serving Winterport, Searsport, Frankfort and Swanville. I am running ...
  

• As Waldo County goes, so goes Maine

  By Sen. Erin Herbig - Jan 04
  On Dec. 11, Maine's 10-year Strategic Economic Development Plan was unveiled at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont. Since the moment I was first elected ...
  

• A visible stance on clean energy

  By Gov. Janet Mills - Dec 05
  While my home remains in Farmington, as governor it is my honor and privilege to reside at the Blaine House — as governors before me have done ...
  
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  Government for you

  By Sen. Erin Herbig - Nov 28
  In late November 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address, expressing hope “that government of the people, by the people, for the ...
  

• Open enrollment has begun. Have you signed up?

  By Gov. Janet Mills - Nov 14
  Health care, we all know, saves lives. It shouldn't be a luxury, or a privilege reserved for well to do people, and yet more than 106,000 Maine ...
  
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  Funding our future

  By Rep. Jan Dodge, D-Belfast - Oct 10
  Recently, the governor called the Legislature into a special session to consider a number of bond packages that included investments in our ...
  
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  More than a quick yes or no

  By S. Ridgely Fuller - Oct 03
  As a City Council candidate, I have spent the last two weeks knocking on Belfast doors, delivering over 600 pieces of campaign material and ...
  

• Policies that benefit Maine seniors benefit all of us

  By Sen. Erin Herbig - Aug 29
  One of the most personal reasons I serve in the Maine Senate is to work on policies that benefit seniors. I was a Waldo County kid that left but ...
  
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  Crafting a strong, bipartisan budget

  By Sen. Erin Herbig - Jul 04
  After working all through the night, the Legislature adjourned June 20 around 6 a.m. Over the past six months we considered more than 2,000 bills, ...