Burning Down The Mountain
COMMUNITY · MAINE · COST OF LIVING
December 2, 2025
Burnt Jacket Mountain in Maine, long
a local hiking landmark, has been
closed after its purchase by.
Operation Chowder Shield
WHITE HOUSE · WAR AND SECURITY · MAINE
October 5, 2025
A misreading of a briefing about
Russian drone incursions into Polish
airspace led U.S. officials to…
Jobs, Power, No Light
DATA CENTERS · ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · ENVIRONMENT
September 22, 2025
Construction of Microsoft’s new AI
data center in Racine County
promises jobs and investment but…
The Apples Hit First
COST OF LIVING · TRADE · PUBLIC FINANCE
August 28, 2025
Rising tariffs and reduced federal
support are straining food pantries
and social services along the
Seacoast, as.
Gap on the Shelf
WHITE HOUSE · STATE POLITICS · POLITICAL POWER
August 14, 2025
Book removals in schools across
several states have intensified amid
new laws and federal actions framed…
Free Education
WHITE HOUSE · LAW AND COURTS · POLITICAL POWER
August 4, 2025
Since 2025, federal education
funding and enforcement have been
sharply reduced under the Trump…
A Working Earth, a Decent
Life: What Maine’s Climate
Plan Looks Like…
CLIMATE POLICY · CLEAN ENERGY · LABOR
June 28, 2025
A Working Earth, a Decent Life: What
Maine’s Climate Plan Looks Like From
the Job Site
It was 93 degrees in Lewiston the
day Ray Arsenault realized the mill
job was never coming back. The
building was still there—hollowed
out, windows bricked, weeds through…
The Quiet State
IMMIGRATION · LAW AND COURTS · NEW HAMPSHIRE
June 20, 2025
Federal immigration enforcement in
New Hampshire has intensified with
unannounced raids, warrantless…
God, Country, Coup
VOTING RIGHTS · POLITICAL POWER · NEW ENGLAND
June 12, 2025
Since the January 6 Capitol breach,
efforts to consolidate executive
power and undermine democratic…
