Articles by: Jill Goldthwait

Jill Goldthwait

Jill Goldthwait worked for 25 years as a registered nurse at Mount Desert Island Hospital. She has served as a Bar Harbor town councilor and as an independent state senator from Hancock County.

• State of Maine: Everything old is new again in state’s gubernatorial race 

  January 17, 2022 by Jill Goldthwait on Columnists, Jill Goldthwait, Opinion

  However the election shakes out, Maine will not be electing a new governor, but rather an old one.

• State of Maine: Legislature’s life force sapped by lingering pandemic 

  January 10, 2022 by Jill Goldthwait on Columnists, Jill Goldthwait, Opinion

  Legislators will now shift to committee work from home via the magic of electronics for the foreseeable future. 

• State of Maine: No crystal ball needed to look at where Maine is headed in 2022 

  January 3, 2022 by Jill Goldthwait on Columnists, Jill Goldthwait, Opinion

  Speculating about who will win an election can have an effect on voter turnout and election outcomes.

• State of Maine: Do your research and ignore the tantrums 

  December 27, 2021 by Jill Goldthwait on Columnists, Jill Goldthwait, Opinion

  Successful adults learn how to take care of themselves. They do not expect bosses, spouses, co-workers, store clerks or receptionists to run when they screech.

• State of Maine: Seasonal stresses mount but Maine spirit shines through

  December 20, 2021 by Jill Goldthwait on Columnists, Jill Goldthwait, Opinion

  As lucky as we are to live in Maine, specifically Hancock County, it is still a stressful time.

• State of Maine: No end in sight to storm of challenges facing Maine’s lobstermen

  December 13, 2021 by Jill Goldthwait on Columnists, Jill Goldthwait, Opinion

  From wind power to whale rules, climate change to aquaculture, bait shortages to fuel costs, Maine lobstermen never been battling on so many fronts at once.

• State of Maine: Collins gets burned by realities of the new Senate 

  December 6, 2021 by Jill Goldthwait on Columnists, Jill Goldthwait, Opinion

  The relationships on which deals were built are no longer to be trusted.

• State of Maine: Throw off the supply chain shackles this holiday season 

  November 29, 2021 by Jill Goldthwait on Columnists, Jill Goldthwait, Opinion

  It doesn’t matter if you are not into the part about that Christmas baby. Just make it a time to be helpful. Useful. Grateful. 

• State of Maine: Dedicated son of Franklin an example of the best of small-town Maine 

  November 22, 2021 by Jill Goldthwait on Columnists, Jill Goldthwait, Opinion

  Bruce Carter was brimming with mischief and, according to his daughter, that’s not all he was full of.

• State of Maine: Those in power won’t take no for an answer

  November 15, 2021 by Jill Goldthwait on Columnists, Jill Goldthwait, Opinion

  “No” apparently means keep on keeping on and may the best man, woman or project win.