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• Developing an economic strategy for Maine

  By Sen. Erin Herbig - Feb 07
  Since day one, my focus in the Legislature has been on economic development: How can we provide communities the tools they need to thrive? ...
  
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  Knocking down barriers to success in rural Maine

  By Sen. Erin Herbig - Jan 02
  Having grown up in Waldo County, I'm incredibly honored to represent my friends, family and neighbors in the Maine Senate. As House majority ...
  
• Conservative to the Core

  On being conservative

  By Tom Seymour - Dec 14
  Being a conservative ranks as more than a state of mind. Conservatism is a lifestyle. Once, being and acting conservatively brought with it a ...
  
• Conservative to the Core

  Ranked-choice voting hurts everyone

  By Tom Seymour - Nov 30
  With the mid-term elections over it's time to examine the benefits and/or deficits of ranked-choice voting. Maine had the dubious distinction of ...
  
• Conservative to the Core

  Maine Democrats win big

  By Tom Seymour - Nov 16
  Maine Democrats pretty much cleared the board as of last Tuesday's election. At present, the race between Republican Congressman Bruce Poliquin ...
  
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  Election post-mortem

  By Mike Hurley - Nov 12
  Elections have a way of clearing the air and this latest election certainly did that. I'm not talking about Maine or the USA even though here in ...
  
• Conservative to the Core

  Perilous times

  By Tom Seymour - Nov 02
  The stalemate between Democrats' unwillingness to adopt tough immigration policy and Republicans' attempts to beef up immigration standards has ...
  
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  Listen. Learn. Lead.

  By Jayne Crosby Giles - Oct 25
  I ended a recent day of campaigning speaking with one of my former high school teachers. Her class in U.S. government made a lasting impression on ...
  
• Conservative to the Core

  The voters of November remember

  By Tom Seymour - Oct 19
  Editor's note: The Republican Journal does not fact-check opinion columns. This column reflects the writer's opinion and personal research. In ...
  
• Conservative to the Core

  It’s (almost) never good

  By Tom Seymour - Oct 05
  The Waldo County Republican Party from time to time sends out alerts to people on its mailing list. Their last missive read, “VOTE NO! On All ...
  

• Peirce School conversion

  Delve deeper

  By Church Street Neighbors - Jan 08
  We represent approximately 25 properties along Church Street and the surrounding neighborhood — all in close proximity to the Peirce School. Some ...
  
• Conservative to the Core

  Dark days ahead for conservatives

  By Tom Seymour - Dec 28
  Conservatives have taken hits in both national and state elections. Nationally, January dawns with a Democrat takeover of the House of Representati...
  
• Guest column

  Paradis looks at life through different lens

  By Valli Geiger - Dec 05
  As the mayor of Rockland, I reached out to Mayor Paradis shortly after she was elected because I knew she was in for a rough time. She is a change ...
  
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  Hurtful comment mars celebration of businesses

  By Samantha Paradis - Nov 22
  Last Friday evening started off with rushing home from a meeting to change into my attire for the event. I put on the blue dress I found at a ...
  
• Guest column: RSU 71 superintendent

  You're invited

  By Mary Alice McLean - Nov 15
  Paul Tough's book entitled "Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why" (2016) was given out to every staff and school board member in Regional ...
  
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  Swimming upstream

  By Susan Lessard - Nov 07
  The town of Bucksport was home to a paper mill for more than 80 years before it closed in 2014 and it was a tannery prior to being a paper mill. ...
  
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  Stop the HIT to protect American workers

  By Janet Trautwein - Oct 29
  A little-known provision of the Affordable Care Act has been stealthily contributing to higher health insurance premiums. It's called the Health ...
  
• Guest column

  Why support renewables?

  By Rep. S. Paige Zeigler - Oct 25
  The last few days have made it clear we are moving into fall and, with that, heating season. We lit a fire in our stove, and I turned on our heat ...
  
• Guest column

  Waldo County works

  By Rep. Erin Herbig - Oct 18
  As a proud fifth-generation daughter of Waldo County poultry farmers, I am dedicated to making it easier for Mainers to work and raise families in ...
  
• Conservative to the Core

  Kavanaugh hearing marred by hysterical protesters

  By Tom Seymour - Sep 21
  The first time I became aware of just how rude and coarse congressional Democrats were was during the Robert Bork confirmation hearing for a seat ...