Dear Editor:

Once upon a time Atlantic puffins nested in their thousands on Maine’s islands. They were hunted to extinction. It has taken 50 years of dedicated…

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Let’s take Senator Susan Collins’ word for it, that Donald Trump was indicted by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on 34 counts of falsification of…

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Alna’s March town meeting defeated by a vote of 93-73 a new mining ordinance proposed by Alna’s Planning Board.

Rejecting the normal process of remanding a land-use…

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The most strongly debated article on Alna’s 2024 annual town meeting warrant was a new mining and blasting ordinance brought forward by the Planning Board. The new ordinance…

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It is increasingly hard to believe that the appalling scale of civilian death in Gaza, and the wholesale destruction of homes, hospitals, and infrastructure, are anything…

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I am writing to respond to some troubling statements made during the recent Wiscasset school committee candidate’s forum that were simply untrue and cannot go unanswered.…

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U.S. News just published. “How States Compare in Best High Schools.” Maine came in at 51. This is tragic for our young people. One of the most reliable predictors of financial…

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We wholeheartedly support Tracey Whitney’s candidacy for Wiscasset School Board. She possesses all the important qualities to do an outstanding job as board member.

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Our municipal spending is going up again, mainly due to ever increasing costs for insurance, facilities, energy and wages. Tax increases are inevitable unless we change how we…

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It is time for a dramatic change on the Wiscasset School Board. We need to refresh the Board with members who will be responsible to the parents, children, and taxpayers of…

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RePower Wiscasset is a citizen group …

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I am William (Bill) Maloney, I am completing my first term as a Wiscasset Selectman. My platform was one of fiscal responsibility and I have kept my promise.

I have…

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Wiscasset faces a tidal wave of challenges. 

Bill Maloney, with his remarkable ability to analyze situations and propose practical solutions, is the man to tackle them…

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The Boothbay Region High School boys tennis team would like to thank Wiscasset police officer Nathan Willhoite. 

Officer Willhoite assisted us one recent evening when…

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Recent headlines have read; “World's record-breaking temperature streak extends through April,” “The last 12 months were the hottest on record,” “The Last 8 Years Were the…

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A recent letter to the editor warned of the parallels with President Trump and the rise of Adolph Hitler. As a college student the writer majored in history. I have also…

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I'm not a history buff and have not studied Hitler and his rise to power, however, I can draw from current history and I see no parallels between Trump and Hitler.

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I love animals, especially my cats. But unfortunately, pets such as cats and dogs aren't invincible. This year, my cat -Galaxy- was exploring outside in Boothbay,…

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As a history major in college who studied the rise of Hitler in Germany, I see striking parallels in leadership style between Hitler and Trump…

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A public school system is the most important institution in any town that is fortunate to have one of their own. It is the heart of the community not only because of who it is…

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Our friends on the extreme right wing have identified a mental condition that afflicts tens of millions of Americans: Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS). This disease will be…

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I would like to thank the citizens of Wiscasset for coming out on Tuesday evening (April 30) to approve all articles of the proposed school budget so it may move forward. It…

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This is in response to the paid advertisement which appears on your editorial page in the April 25 issue. As a former professionally trained…

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I am writing today as a Wiscasset School District Committee member, a parent of a child in the Wiscasset School District, and as a tax-paying community member.

I am…

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I have recently read an editorial published by the Wiscasset School Department chairman and frankly I was taken back with his comments. If you haven’t…

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Imagine a group of discontented employees of the Coca Cola Company deciding to develop and produce on their own a new soft drink, and then bring it to market with the name…

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With the recent votes in the U.S. Congress to provide aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, we are witnessing an encouraging sign that the stranglehold MAGA Republicans in the…

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I emigrated to the U.S. in 1978 to take up a job as an oilfield mechanic and electrician in the Gulf of Mexico. Margaret Thatcher was elected…

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I would like to respond to a recent letter stating that former Trump Cabinet members would not back him for President. First, I will not disparage Vice President Pence or AG…

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Here in Wiscasset I have been hearing rumors of a group of people quietly planning to vote down the school budget for the 2024-2025 school year. This would take place at our…

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I read the article in Wiscasset Newspaper “Solar power idea at WMHS meets verbal headwinds.” I was part of a group that was asked to evaluate the proposal from Johnson…

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When contemplating the life, career, and political train wreck of Donald John Trump, the constant refrain is, “You can’t make this stuff up.”

The catalogue of scams,…

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I was born in England in 1948. I married an American (this year is our 50th anniversary!) and emigrated to the USA in 1978. I am 76 years old. In all those years, in…

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Two months ago, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists left the Doomsday clock at 90 seconds to midnight.  Issued with the following headline. “A moment of historic danger” then…

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Wiscasset residents ... Do you have questions, concerns, or thoughts about the Wiscasset School system?

We did.

We are holding an old-fashioned Community…

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When Cameron Reny was first running [successfully] for the Maine Senate she sat in our living room and asked what my wife and I thought were the most pressing issues facing…

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What do former Vice President Mike Pence, former Secretary of Defense James Mattis, former National Security Advisors John Bolton and H.R. McMaster, former Secretary of State…

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I would urge those who are thinking of not voting, because “the system is such a mess,” “they are all corrupt,” “I don’t like any of them,” or some such reason, to think again…

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When I see the multi-million dollar schools being built with Broadway-like stages filled with philharmonic quality band instruments, Olympic-style athletic spaces, and weight…

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What in the world is going on with these budgets? Residents of Wiscasset have been asleep at the wheel. How can these budgets be real?

A million dollar Parks and…

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Every once in a while;  we have a celestial event, something that occurs perhaps once every 100 years. This year, a full solar eclipse will be visible in northern Maine. …

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A major element that usually is missing in presidential campaign dialogue is the question of who the candidates would bring on to staff their administration, aside from…

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To quote General Tommy Franks, “Don’t be stuck on stupid.”

That is what I think when I hear that our state’s Legislature has voted for the Popular Vote Compact.…

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I read with interest Susan Johns’ comments (March 21) on “Voting quantity v quality.”

Generally the polls are used to approve…

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I have been chair of the Wiscasset Budget Committee for the last two years. I read the Wiscasset Newspaper article “Budgets move closer to town vote” with concern.

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Our state legislator is debating a bill that would put a minor child and an undefined adult in charge of a medical process that has life-changing and irreversible consequences…

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I am writing to address the speculation regarding President Biden's walking gait. As a concerned citizen, I feel compelled to shed light on this matter with facts.

In…

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The whole gist of this note is to say “Your paper is the best I’ve ever read.”

This has been a gift to me from a brother in Boothbay.

Every Monday I start with…