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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
  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 ...
  

• Why one Democrat supports Susan Collins

  By Mary Ann Lynch - Jul 23
  Friends ask why I support Susan Collins. The answer is simple: She is the best senator in the nation because she is the most bipartisan – as ...
  
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  Congress must address surprise medical billing in the right ...

  By Rep. MaryAnne Kinney - Jul 09
  I, like many Americans, pay health insurance premiums every month with the expectation that our insurance company will provide coverage in a ...
  

• School district 'saddened and disturbed' by Floyd killing

  Jun 13
  Regional School Unit 71 is saddened and disturbed by the racist actions that led to the killing of George Floyd, and actively condemns any ...
  

• It is not enough just to be against a new proposal

  By Sidney R. Block - May 30
  It is not enough just to be against a new proposal. You have to demonstrate what already exists is better. Even more convincing is to offer an ...
  

• 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 ...
  

• Pandemic relief is available for childcare, small businesses, ...

  By State Sen. Erin Herbig - Sep 03
  For most Waldo County businesses and families, there isn't an aspect of our lives that this pandemic hasn't impacted. The global business environme...
  

• Food for the body, food for the soul

  By Denise Pendleton - Jul 18
  Literacy Volunteers has joined up with FOOD, the Feeding Opportunities & Outreach Directive, in a multi-agency collaborative effort led by Waldo ...
  

• Supporting Waldo County’s small businesses is more important ...

  By Sen. Erin Herbig - Jul 01
  These past few months have certainly tested our businesses, families and communities and will probably continue to do so. From what I have seen ...
  
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  Communicating during COVID

  By Janice Dodge - Jun 06
  I hope you and your family are doing OK! If you are not, please reach out and seek help with whatever difficulties COVID-19 has brought your way. ...
  
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  COVID-19 adds stress for teens leaving foster care

  By Robyn Stanicki - May 23
  May is Foster Care Month, and while we are all adapting to new ways of living in a pandemic, this is a time when we should all remember that many ...