CENTRAL MAINE • March 15, 2026
Maine is a poor state because we have a history of selling our resources on the cheap. First, the Europeans came for the fish. Then, they came for the pine trees. Next, they came for the falling waters. Later, they came for the clean water. Now, they want the wind, the sunlight and Maine’s metals. When we sell these resources Maine needs to maximize the value that flows to Maine people. There is no hurry. Both the resources and the people who wish to exploit them will be there tomorrow — unless we sell them on the cheap today. ~ Mark Isaacson, Cumberland