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Opinion

  • April 25

    Eating garbage as the responsible, frugal thing to do

    They routinely bathed meat in vinegar and water until it was squeaky clean again.

    Sandy Oliver

    Media

  • Dining at Waterman's.
    April 25

    Island life spiced up by dining opportunities

    I’ve been thinking wistfully of the time when I can once again eat a veggie burger, sweet potato fries…

    Courtney Naliboff

    Media

  • April 24

    Growing up on the coast: ‘Adventures remembered enthusiastically’

    The pages of The Stone From Halfway Rock should practically reek of salt air and ocean spray, so vividly does author Peter Macdonald Blachly, a writer and musician who lives in Bath.

    Tina Cohen

    Media

  • Ferry crosses Rockland harbor.
    April 24

    My April Fool’s joke is a believable nightmare

    It generated such outrage that it was taken down from Facebook within hours...

    Phil Crossman

    Media

  • Northern shrimp
    April 24

    Warmer waters pushing northern shrimp out of Gulf of Maine

    “The last several surveys have been very disappointing, with below average recruitment.”

    —Maggie Hunter of DMR

    Media

  • American woodcock
    April 24

    Dancing with the woodcock as a rite of spring

    Some sources describe this walk as a dance, but I think it looks more like the bird is imitating a “low rider” car…

    Barbara Fernald

    Media

  • Eva Murray poses with her plane.
    March 20

    Island flying is different

    A nicked propeller or a crunched wheel strut on an island is enough to ruin your whole day...

    Media

  • Lobster boat near Islesford
    March 20

    Winter on the islands is unpredictable, and not so quiet

    They were bundled on stretchers and placed side by side on the engine box of the mail boat.

    Barbara Fernald

    Media

  • Frozen buoy
    March 20

    The renewal of trust reminds me why I am here

    Each small table in the brewery had, along with the requisite pretzels and trivia cards, a piece of paper with five discussion questions…

    Courtney Naliboff

    Media

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