Garbage: A love story April 20, 2018 by Guest on Commentary, Opinion By Jim Schatz Part One Not too long ago you were burdened with the story of the rift between the Municipal Review Committee Inc. (MRC) and the Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. (PERC). These two entities worked together for 20 years to provide a destination for municipal waste that would incinerate the waste through a process …
Tax conformity crucial for Maine’s small businesses April 6, 2018 by Guest on Commentary, Opinion By Sen. Kimberley Rosen The Maine Legislature is expected to adjourn in a few short weeks, but the March snowstorms put us somewhat behind schedule. There is a lot to be done and a short amount of time to do it in. We have some major bills before us that are still working through the …
Land trusts work for Maine April 6, 2018 by Guest on Commentary, Opinion By Ellen Hostert Maine’s land trusts have recently been the subject of scrutiny. As president of Downeast Coastal Conservancy (DCC), I welcome the attention, provided the facts are correctly presented. Unfortunately, public discussion about land trusts is often undermined by misinformation, and the public may not know the facts. The biggest error is that land …
A community forever changed March 30, 2018 by Guest on Commentary, Opinion Our town, our tiny, little bedroom community filled with gated neighborhoods and nice cars, is forever changed.
Like it or not, ranked choice voting is here March 30, 2018 by Guest on Commentary, Opinion Mainers will be casting their ballots using ranked choice voting in the June 12 party primaries.
Relicensing Ellsworth’s hydroelectric system March 23, 2018 by Guest on Commentary, Opinion Back 100-plus years ago, the local utility took and flooded private Ellsworth timberland by eminent domain and created Graham Lake.
New anti-war candidates wanted March 23, 2018 by Guest on Commentary, Opinion It’s happened again, but this time the response has been dynamically altered.
Child welfare ombudsman needs more state support March 16, 2018 by Guest on Commentary, Opinion As I follow the mournful conversation about poor little Marissa K., who died at the brutal hands of her parents in Stockton Springs recently, I notice no one is turning to Maine’s Child Welfare Services ombudsman for answers.
Conserving land for the benefit of all March 9, 2018 by Guest on Commentary, Opinion Land conservation in Maine has benefited from bipartisan support for decades. As a local land conservation organization serving the public from the Union River east to the Hancock County line, Frenchman Bay Conservancy welcomes the opportunity to share the benefits that our organization provides to our communities, with the generous support from roughly 900 members.
Let’s get our money’s worth on corporate tax breaks March 2, 2018 by Guest on Commentary, Opinion By Alan Caron News reports about Carbonite shipping Lewiston jobs to Jamaica — despite receiving substantial tax breaks from the people of Maine — are just the tip of the iceberg of a far larger problem that’s been plaguing Maine for decades. In 2011, Carbonite announced it was closing a call center in India to …
