The United States of America is the world’s leader in mass incarceration. Since 1970, the incarceration rate has increased by 700%. Most Americans argue that the war on drugs is the result…
According to a news release from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (motto: The way we’ve always done things doesn’t work – which is fine with us), here are some…
Last Spring, Farmington, Wilton, Mount Vernon, Vienna, and Starks voters all passed articles at their town meetings voicing support for a national carbon cash-back system in which the proceeds of a pollution…
In a last ditch effort to keep the NECEC on life support, CMP pushes forward, cutting trees and planting poles, hoping to make the case for “vested interest.” CMP was put on…
The highly infectious COVID-19 Delta variant turned what was supposed to be an exciting “normal” start to the RSU 9 School Year into an opening filled with unexpected challenges. RSU 9 staff…
Politics & Other Mistakes began in the long-defunct Casco Bay Weekly and turned 30 years old on Nov. 15. That means it was born in 1991, which makes it a millennial, prone…
There was some sobering news two weeks ago regarding our health care system, including here at Franklin Community Health Network. At a news conference featuring leaders from across our MaineHealth system, it…
On Tuesday, November 2, 2021, Maine voters overwhelmingly rejected the CMP corridor with a 59%-41% victory on Yes on Question 1. The process to enact the law moves ahead with a 20-day…
An enormous THANK YOU to our local Farmington, HANNAFORD. They graciously donated 95 big, beautiful pumpkins for every Kindergarten child at our school. We are so thankful and appreciative to Hannaford for…
Problems are easy. Solutions are too much bother. I suspect that motto is inscribed on the wall of the Maine Today Media newspapers’ editorial offices. Otherwise, it’s tough to explain the opinion…