John Boit 7/27/26 John Boit 7/27/26

LETTER: The loss of fisheries should be an alarm for humans

Our understanding of the mechanisms of extinction is woefully inadequate, says a Brooklin resident

John Boit 7/21/26 John Boit 7/21/26

LETTER: Platner was a flawed candidate

A Brooksville resident says nation needs dialogue, character and moderation

Emily Baer 7/13/26 Emily Baer 7/13/26

LETTER: Movement behind Platner ‘worth fighting for’

Penobscot resident Sonia Turanski says Mainers ‘want a candidate that will fight for working people’

Emily Baer 7/13/26 Emily Baer 7/13/26

LETTER: Protecting our ears at community parades

Stonington’s Pat Dobbs asks fellow residents to consider consider the impact of sirens

Emily Baer 6/30/26 Emily Baer 6/30/26

LETTER: Still time to reconsider Carrying Place vote

Resident Philip Roberts says voters have an opportunity to protect public safety and ensure fiscal responsibility

Guest User 6/17/26 Guest User 6/17/26

Op-ed: Maine’s working waterfront is not for sale

‘We are now watching in real time a corporate power-grab happening in Maine’s tidal rivers and estuaries’

Rising Tide 6/16/26 Rising Tide 6/16/26

LETTER: Israel’s seizure of a castle in Lebanon is like ‘Groundhog Day’

It’s easier to take a bite out of Lebanon than to swallow it and keep it down, says a former war correspondent from Brooklin

Rising Tide 4/27/26 Rising Tide 4/27/26

LETTER: May Day strike to protest affordability, wealth inequality crisis

Economic protests are “an important step in rebuilding a civil society”

Rising Tide 4/20/26 Rising Tide 4/20/26

LETTER: Streaming is key when “You can’t get there from here”

Streaming public meetings will will lead to greater participation in the debates that shape our town

John Boit 4/14/26 John Boit 4/14/26

LETTER: Same boat, same knowledge, new opportunities

Aquaculture can use the same people and know-how to transition to new areas of the blue economy

John Boit 4/14/26 John Boit 4/14/26

OP-ED: We must never let this be normal

The powerful are keeping us distracted and hating each other

Rising Tide 4/14/26 Rising Tide 4/14/26

LETTER: We are inviting more total wars

A Brooklin resident asks what has become of the American rules of war

John Boit 4/8/26 John Boit 4/8/26

EDITORIAL: Because we know you

Local news is still the most trusted journalism in the country. And it’s the only way our story will be told.

John Boit 4/8/26 John Boit 4/8/26

OP-ED: Where is the plan for Maine’s ocean economy?

Investors need a reason to spend money on Maine, but right now the state is ‘dead in the water,’ writes a Sedgwick resident

Rising Tide 4/7/26 Rising Tide 4/7/26

LETTER: What good is college without open discourse?

What is the purpose of university system if it cannot foster discussion, a reader wonders