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For the next pandemic, Maine needs a system to share emergency powers

By Matthew Gagnon Last week, a long overdue announcement was made by Gov.

FDA let hope get in way of sound science with Alzheimer’s drug

By David Farmer Hope is not a plan.

The cost of salmon recovery keeps going up

Mainers need relief from rising drug prices

Portland Charter Commission election shows fallacy of ranked-choice voting

By Matthew Gagnon Steve DiMillo is 60 years old, and has lived in Portland all his life.

Property tax revaluations put local leaders in a tough position. State funding can help.

By David Farmer There is no job in politics harder than being a town councilor or selectperson.

There is hope for a rural Maine renaissance

By David Vail The 2020 Census confirms that Maine’s “rim counties,” from Oxford in the west to Washington downeast, have endured another decade of depopulation and economic distress.

The ammo crisis is likely to continue

With wildfires increasing in Maine, lawmakers must fund new firefighting equipment

A single tree

By Nancy Battick Do you remember Ancestry’s One World Tree? It was designed to produce a family tree that connected everyone in the world genealogically.

As a veteran, I appreciate the healing power of nature

By Steve Ball As I transitioned out of uniform after 28 years in the tactical and special forces communities, I came to rely on the peace and the power of the great outdoors.

Why conservatives distrust the media

By Matthew Gagnon Every once and a while, I manage to convince myself that I may be giving the mainstream media a hard time, and that they aren’t actually as biased as I might think.

Why higher prices are actually good for us

By David Farmer We are unaccustomed to paying the true costs of many of the things we buy.

It’s good to know when Maine fish spawn

Recently, on my Sunday night radio program, Maine Outdoors, my show co-host and fishing buddy Bob Leeman stirred up a piscatorial hornet’s nest.

Kindness is key as we get back to normal at different speeds

By Matthew Gagnon On Monday morning, I walked into my local YMCA in Portland for a scheduled appointment in the pool.

State House rules are meant to ensure all are treated with respect

By David Farmer Decorum is an important part of the guardrails that keep political disputes from careening into a ditch of pettiness and distraction in the State House.

Tick patrol

In the woods of Baxter State Park, this unexpected woodland friend shared crackers

By Tim Caverly Sitting on a rock in the Maine wilderness, a boy offers a saltine cracker to a tame deer.

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