Editorials

3 years ago

Boosting retirement security for Mainers’ golden years

There is an estimated $7.7 trillion gap between the savings American households need to maintain their standard of living in retirement and what they actually have.  Only half of American workers believe that they will have enough money to live comfortably in retirement.

3 years ago

Hospital staff have served heroically

National Hospital Week is May 9 through May 15.  Perhaps no other year in more than a century has the impact of the community hospital been more critical than this past year during the COVID 19 Pandemic. 

3 years ago

Letting go

My husband and I are in the process of renovating parts of our 196-year-old farmhouse.  You don’t realize how much you can accumulate until you tackle something like this.  

3 years ago

The Mother’s Day gift

He saw her from across the aisle, her familiar face now showing the effects of many years of hard work and worry. He panicked at first, wondering if he should turn rapidly in the opposite direction, park his shopping cart neatly in the corner, and walk directly out of the exit doors and climb into his car, never looking back.

3 years ago

Raising taxes is the worst possible idea

In 2011, Republicans in the Maine Legislature passed the largest tax cut in Maine history. The next eight years saw huge surpluses in state revenue and the most prosperous period in the history of our state’s economy.

3 years ago

Patois: Last of the letter C

L’beau temps est arrivée enfin. Ca fait du bien s’promener d’hôre pi même prendre un p’tit somme su’ l’peron.
J’vous souhaite un printemps beau et chaud pi j’me souhaite la même chôse. Voici l’reste de la lettre C:

4 years ago

Seeing behind the mask

She greeted me with enthusiasm, her face mask a thick white line under brown, clear eyes. “Good afternoon and welcome.” 

4 years ago

Helping rural students succeed

Helping students achieve their education and career goals has long been a priority for me. I recently introduced two bipartisan bills aimed at helping students — especially first-generation college students and those from rural communities — pursue higher education, complete their degrees or earn their credentials, and have satisfying work lives.

4 years ago

Calendar confusion

In my last column I wrote about some of the issues you may run into when it comes to dating.  I discussed the various calendars and the days dropped from the calendar in 1582 in order to bring the human calendar into sync with the natural seasons. 

4 years ago

Conservation and preservation, Part 2

The first Earth Day, a “teach-in,” was April 22, 1970. The purpose was to put legal and regulatory environmental protections on the federal agenda through an increase in public awareness.