By Rep. Billy Bob Faulkingham As interstate and federal agencies move to cut use of Maine’s chief bait source — herring — by 75 percent and put in new rules to protect right whales, many of us who have fished lobsters through good times and bad face some very scary times in the next …
By Russell Wray and Robert Shetterly With the looming threat of climate change and the resulting chaos and conflict it will bring increasingly to this planet, isn’t it long past time that we began making changes in our society so we can better deal with what’s being called the Mother of All Risks? We have …
This week, I had the privilege of presenting a bill to the Maine Legislature’s Committee on Health and Human Services to expand recovery support services to our region by providing funding for the Bangor Area Recovery Network (BARN). I would like to take a moment to thank all of those who took the time to …
By Governor Janet Mills You know I always expected, and welcomed, a robust discussion regarding the New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) project, a discussion that should be based on facts, not speculation and fear. You may have seen the campaign on Facebook and TV funded by someone who refuses to be identified. Maybe it …
By Rep. Lawrence Lockman Maine people were given yet another lesson the week before last in what sort of thinking our home-grown Thought Police will tolerate on the subject of immigration. Here’s the lesson in a nutshell: under no circumstances will Big Brother and his minions permit anyone to connect the dots between the reality …
By Jonathan Carter What a total disappointment that the Mills administration has opted to follow the same old model of compromising the health of Maine’s environment away. This is called eco-balancing and it employs the notion that CMP’s offer to provide $248 million over 40 years will provide a benefit that is equal to or …
The outlook from state and regional economists is one of caution. The consensus suggests that we will see continued growth in 2019, though slower than in recent years.
The entry of Bernie Sanders into the race to win the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, plus the media’s love affair with the youngest member of Congress, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, are reason enough to examine their professed ideology — democratic socialism.
Thousands of Mainers take prescription drugs.
By Justin Benjamin Pollard The failure of the United States and North Korea to reach an agreement at the Hanoi summit has made many concerned that we could soon be again facing increasing tension in East Asia. Recent skirmishes between India and Pakistan remind us of the terrifying risks of escalation when nuclear-armed powers …
