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Curb consumption of sugar
Efforts to improve health should be a major part of health care reform. One way of doing this is to promote better diets. People with healthful diets generally need much less health care, and … more
John Tjepkema | 3/16/10 | 81 views
Let's bring war dollars home
On Jan. 28, two people who inspired me died. more
By Ilze Petersons | 3/15/10 | 152 views
World population surge imperils environment
The ship Titanic, the crown jewel of the White Star Line, boasted as unsinkable by its owners and foolishly driven by them on that premise to its destruction, is a grave warning to mankind. more
By Kenneth Roy | 3/15/10 | 530 views
Measure could undermine state's biotech industry
Maine’s legislators are debating a measure, LD 821, that would require biopharmaceutical companies to “operate and finance the collection, transportation and disposal of unwanted drugs.” more
By Gary R. Goodrich and Paul R. Pescatello | 3/13/10 | 236 views
Public option is what the country needs
After a full year of debate, it's time to do something about health care reform. more
By Susan Goodwillie Stedman | 3/13/10 | 824 views
A measure that ensures treatment
People affected by persistent mental illness, although challenged, can and do live lives of great value and purpose. Denying them access to necessary services is biased, unnecessary and wrong. more
By David S. Proffitt | 3/12/10 | 648 views
The meaning behind Deer Isle’s message to Michaud
Deer Isle town meeting day was March 1. Two thirds of those at the Deer Isle Town Hall on this picturesque island of 2,400 lobstermen, artists, tradesmen and “from-awayers” took their stand: … more
By Dud Hendrick
Special to the BDN | 3/11/10 | 265 views
Wind power has benefits for Maine and its families
One cool summer morning in Chain of Ponds Township, I realized just how important wind power is to me, my family and our state. Every Tuesday morning, Reed & Reed conducted a safety meeting with … more
By Glenn Adams
Special to the BDN | 3/11/10 | 591 views
Penalizing towns cannot be justified
The Legislature, at the urging of the commissioner of education and the governor, still want to penalize Maine towns that have chosen not to consolidate into large school districts. Even now, when … more
Gordon Donaldson | 3/10/10 | 513 views
No Tea Party - '60s counterculture link
That was an interesting article by Jim Spencer and Curtis Ellis “From Woodstock to the Tea Party” (BDN Feb. 27-28). However, being a baby boomer myself, I would like to comment further on the subject of the Tea Party Nation. more
By Tom Newman | 3/9/10 | 754 views
Follow Buffet’s lead — support Camp CaPella
“Dana, this is Doris Buffett. I’ll be at Camp CaPella in 20 minutes!” That’s how one of the most influential business families in the country today does their business of philanthropy — … more
Dana Mosher | 3/8/10 | 124 views
Government needs to fix problems it creates
Sometimes I wonder if government recognizes the unintended consequences of regulation. Sometimes I wonder if they even care. We have all read the stories of the effects the economy, the bailouts and … more
By Jason Levesque | 3/6/10 | 422 views
What’s bad about wind power? More than just noise
Recently Gov. John Baldacci scoffed at the Citizens’ Task Force on Wind Power when we asked him to issue a moratorium on industrial wind power projects until adequate noise regulations are … more
By Monique Aniel and Steve Thurston | 3/6/10 | 1030 views
Cell phones aren’t dangerous, don’t need labels
The Maine Legislature is currently considering putting “warning” labels on cell phones. Cell phones do not need labels warning people about the harmful effects of electromagnetic radiation for … more
By George Markowsky | 3/5/10 | 328 views
Resolution would benefit big polluters
One of the most remarkable pieces of legislation of the last 50 years is the Clean Air Act. This landmark bill, enacted in 1970 and revised and strengthened with bipartisan support on several … more
Gordon Hamilton | 3/4/10 | 537 views
During Sderot’s calm, life still not back to normal
I have been working in Sderot, Israel, for nearly three years. I have witnessed the intolerable lifestyle that Sderot and western Negev residents have been forced to endure under the constant reality … more
Anav Silverman | 3/4/10 | 420 views
Increase in tobacco tax will serve dual purposes
Public health once was described as “what we do as a society to collectively assure the conditions exist for people to be healthy.” Since its inception in 2007, the Bangor Region Public Health … more
Nelson E. Durgin | 3/3/10 | 422 views
Wind power has already created new jobs, revenues
There has been a lot of misinformation circulated recently about wind energy in Maine. more
By Paul Williamson | 3/2/10 | 1183 views
Support Clean Water Restoration Act
The health of Maine’s coast is at risk as the streams that feed into it are threatened by reckless development, highly toxic chemicals and unregulated pollution. more
By Daniel Meyer | 3/1/10 | 257 views
New push for national ocean policy timely for Maine
At the end of last year, the Ocean Energy Task Force established by Gov. John Baldacci issued a landmark report laying out the opportunities and challenges of developing renewable ocean energy resources in the Gulf of Maine. more
By Sean Mahoney | 3/1/10 | 658 views
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