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Joe Gelarden

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
24
Latest publication
Sep 30, 2026
Outlet visibility, for Wiscasset Newspaper
Top 5M sites
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Jul 8, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Joe Gelarden

    The Slander Season (opens the original)

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    Four weeks to go until the mid-term elections. I can’t wait until it's over and we can resume worrying about real stuff, like the price of heating oil, the price of gas, and how to stretch the family budget to include (you can insert the rest). One of my favorite politicians called this the Slander Season, where the Smart Alec, Know it All consultants are paid big bucks to insult local candidates. As the talking heads on my TV set burbled away interviewing themselves for the 11th time since brea

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Joe Gelarden

    The Slander Season (opens the original)

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    Four weeks to go until the mid-term elections. I can’t wait until it's over and we can resume worrying about real stuff, like the price of heating oil, the price of gas, and how to stretch the family budget to include (you can insert the rest). One of my favorite politicians called this the Slander Season, where the Smart Alec, Know it All consultants are paid big bucks to insult local candidates. As the talking heads on my TV set burbled away interviewing themselves for the 11th time since brea

  3. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Joe Gelarden

    A modest proposal redux (opens the original)

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    This is a note to the suits who quarterback Maine Health. I know I have been a pain in the tush as I opposed, and will continue to oppose, your decision to close the Miles L & D unit. One of the jobs of a local newspaper is to amplify the wishes of our readers. And, to put it lightly, our readers (who are also your customers) wish you would reverse your edict. You should do it for no other reason than that it is hurting the stellar reputation you have earned through years of dedicated service to

  4. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Joe Gelarden

    A modest proposal redux (opens the original)

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    This is a note to the suits who quarterback Maine Health. I know I have been a pain in the tush as I opposed, and will continue to oppose, your decision to close the Miles L & D unit. One of the jobs of a local newspaper is to amplify the wishes of our readers. And, to put it lightly, our readers (who are also your customers) wish you would reverse your edict. You should do it for no other reason than that it is hurting the stellar reputation you have earned through years of dedicated service to

  5. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Joe Gelarden

    What if? (opens the original)

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    It doesn’t take much Google time to realize the nation’s hospitals are closing their labor and delivery services. Maine Health’s recent decision to close the local L&D unit at Miles in Damariscotta is not unique. The American Hospital Association says more than 700 hospitals have shuttered their L&D units since 2010. By 2024, 57.5% of rural hospitals had no obstetric care. The reasons are the same. Twenty-four-hour maternity units are expensive; they face staff shortages; demographic changes led

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