LETTER: May Day strike to protest affordability, wealth inequality crisis
Economic protests are “an important step in rebuilding a civil society”
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
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
OP-ED: We must never let this be normal
The powerful are keeping us distracted and hating each other
LETTER: We are inviting more total wars
A Brooklin resident asks what has become of the American rules of war
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.
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
LETTER: What good is college without open discourse?
What is the purpose of university system if it cannot foster discussion, a reader wonders
LETTER: In praise of local journalism
Journalism from The Rising Tide is another means of being better connected and building community, a reader writes
LETTER: Let's support local government by being more informed
Stonington should join other Maine towns that stream their public meetings
LETTER: Objection to streaming meetings is hard to understand
No one should be excluded from government meetings. Technology can help.
LETTER: Trust the people to decide if streaming is good for government
Transparency shapes behavior. Avoiding transparency is backwards.
LETTER: Streaming meetings helps busy business owners
Streaming meetings keeps more of us connected to what’s happening in the town we all share
LETTER: Streaming local meetings creates more participation
Streaming public meetings will allow greater participation for those who can’t attend in person
LETTER: Unintended consequences of streaming meetings
Streaming public meetings will only lead to scripted and performative government, writes Stonington’s select board chair
LETTER: Iran is prepared. Don’t underestimate how long it can hold out.
A former foreign correspondent from Brooklin recalls the Islamic Republic’s resolve in the Iran-Iraq War
LETTER: Brooklin should accept the gift of a church
Donation of church would create community hub for Brooklin and foster local businesses
LETTER: Legislation to make state taxes fair
Legislature mulling bills to reduce taxes on lower-income Mainers, with increases on higher-income individuals and corporations
LETTER: Collins should hold public meetings on hospitals, immigration
Political ads tout Sen. Collins’ assistance to hospitals. My clinic just closed.
Stonington official: Police protection for town still available even if no contract
Stonington select board member reassures public that authorities will respond to calls, even after voters shot down a contract with the sheriff’s office