To the Editor: Could you help me return a lost toy to a young girl whom, I assume, must live somewhere in this area? As you know, last year Wilton held its first Blueberry Fest in two years; it was canceled the year before due to COVID-19. Among the dozens of booths that lined Main […]

The overturning of Roe v. Wade, capsizing federal climate change regulations, and other recent landmark decisions have occasioned a re-thinking of the way members of the nation’s highest court are selected. The fact that the outcomes run counter to prevalent national public opinion and that the mandates were handed down primarily by justices appointed by […]

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 will offer some nice opportunities for households to save on energy costs and reduce their carbon dioxide emissions. Electric vehicle tax credits, extension of the residential rooftop solar tax credit, a new 30% tax credit for residential battery storage systems, direct rebates to low and moderate income households, and […]

To the Editor: Do you want to be inspired?  Chat for ten minutes with Tiffany Estabrook, and walk away with a whole new outlook on life!  She’s upbeat, fast on her feet, and will never retreat from a challenge. I met Tiffany just six months ago, and we immediately started talking like we had known […]

To the Editor: Defeated Congressman Bruce Poliquin voted to raise taxes on the middle class by voting for Trump’s pretend tax “cut” bill.  Poliquin, Trump, and their radical Supreme Court want big government regulation of our bedrooms and pregnancies.Poliquin’s vote for Trump’s tax increase took away the middle class personal exemption of 4050 for middle […]

It’s interesting to try and imagine how our children will explain to their grandchildren what it was about burning coal that inspired such fierce allegiance even after we already had less expensive alternatives. Sure, it fueled the industrial revolution–we’ll give it that glory–but what, besides nostalgia for those coal-fired locomotive trains maybe, could it be?? […]

By far the most popular “Yes, but…” about wind and solar electricity is, “Yes, but what do you do when the wind don’t blow and the sun don’t shine? We need power when we need it, and we need it, well, all the time.” This used to end the discussion. But not any more.  Advances […]

To the Editor: Governor Mills is being attacked by LePage and the GOP for protecting the freedoms of our LGBT+ community. She values life and knows that 82% of transgender people have considered suicide, and 40% have tried it. Governor Mills’ role model teaches our children to stand up to abusers who attack their lives […]

To the Editor: This is not a conventional “letter to the editor,” but a note of appreciation for the comprehensive May 2 Kay Neufeld report on the “Nine faculty positions eliminated at UMF cut from humanities and social sciences.” I encountered it through a link from yesterday’s Evening Express piece about the USM faculty senate […]

It’s Spring Greg Zemlansky The sun comes out shining a smile so bright. Birds are singing with a cheerful delight. Daffodils push, push up through the ground. Crocus snowdrops start to bloom and blossom all around. The soft rain pitter-patters on the roof top. Jump, Jump, the green frog splashes in a pond with a […]