To the Editor: Two recent columns poorly misrepresent both the science and the global consensus that wood bioenergy is a key part of the solution to achieving net-zero carbon emissions, and addressing the climate crisis. Contrary to the authors’ claims, leading climate science authorities and government bodies such as the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate […]

To the Editor: Many of us alive today are the lucky recipients of miraculous vaccinations discovered many years ago and have eradicated deadly diseases such as smallpox, measles, diphtheria, pertussis, polio, and tetanus. These vaccinations were mandated and required for all children to attend public schools. Many thousands of people died or were disabled for […]

To the Editor: First CMP tried to distance their abysmal reputation from the CMP corridor project, designed to deliver power to Massachusetts through the heart of western Maine. Many saw through this ploy and, despite being subjected to a $30 million PR campaign, Mainers remained unconvinced that it’s a good deal. Now, just weeks before […]

To the Editor: Friends of the Gingerbread House were discouraged to hear of last weekend’s vandalism at Norway’s landmark Gingerbread House, which has been undergoing rehabilitation for the past decade. At some point over the weekend, rocks were thrown through three of the newly restored windows, totally destroying two of them and damaging the top […]

To the Editor: During the COVID-19 pandemic, having reliable, high-speed internet has become more crucial than ever. The world has moved even more online, yet many Mainers are being left behind due to lack of infrastructure and walled out because of unaffordable rates. BroadbandNow, an independent group that researches high-speed internet coverage in states around […]

To the Editor: I think that the performance by the Mamadou Band, the beautifully lit garden, and the delicious food at this year’s Garden Illuminated event at the McLaughlin Garden was wonderful. The staff and volunteers put so much work into the event to help raise money to keep the Garden open and to support […]

To the Editor: The Bridgton Lake-Region Rotary Club is committed to helping make the Magic Lantern 4-H Innovation Lab and Learning Center a creative hub for the youth and citizens of the Lakes Region.  We are coming close to the end of our campaign to raise $10,000 in donations which we will match.  We are over halfway […]

The Professional Logging Contractors of Maine, the Maine Pellet Fuels Association, and the Northern Forest Center read an Aug. 13 column, Energy Matters – Is biomass a climate solution? in the Lewiston Sun Journal and Franklin Journal with dismay, and once again we find ourselves wondering why those who claim concern over climate change would focus their attention on questioning a […]

To the Editor: After having lived all across the United States, we returned to Maine 18 years ago and have been enamored with the town of Norway ever since. The shops, the people, and the ambiance are a treasure. However, we are very disappointed that the town no longer hosts the Farmers’ Market in the […]

To the Editor: A minimum of 265 million people globally are at risk of starvation due to the impacts of COVID-19. It is a daunting number, but the United States has the power to help those individuals. The U.S. can help all of them and many more by continuing to fully fund the International Affairs […]