Absence makes the heart grow fonder

The downtown of Bath, on the Maine Coast and home of the big Bath Irons Works shipyard.

“All I know is that history repeats itself and people are going to want to experience the world. But I know then they are going to have a better appreciation for what is here in Maine.’’

— John Baldacci (born 1955), governor of the Pine Tree State in 2003-2011

Maine has a people deficit

-- Photo by Bob Walker

Entrance to the "100-Mile Wilderness'' in Maine.

"I think Maine needs people. It needs diversity. It needs to be able to respect people. Openness is crucial for this state because we don't want to be known for having the oldest state in the nation. We want young families.''

-- John Baldacci, former Maine governor