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Opinion: 2021 Reflections on Earth Day
”People must feel that the natural world is important and valuable and beautiful and wonderful and an amazement and a pleasure.” – David Attenborough, steward of the Earth
What a perfect time of year this is to celebrate the beauty and the importance of our life-sustaining Earth.
Newly greened trees, the songs of birds, colorful flowers that make us smile, and the rejuvenation of farm fields – all of these miracles create new hope.
This Earth Day, I find myself reflecting on the legacy of people who have cared for our Earth. For it’s in the little things we do every day, the causes we support, and the choices we make in how we live our lives, that we become integral to the Earth’s stewardship.
Chris Korzen, a self-described flag nerd, was looking for a Maine merchant and marine flag as a gift for a friend in 2013. He wanted something high-quality, done in the nautical tradition, with appliques 13 on each side, it turns out sewn onto sturdy cloth.
It didn’t exist and he had to have it custom-made by a Connecticut flag-maker.
That sparked an idea for Korzen and his wife, Bethany Field, that evolved into, “Why don’t we purchase some equipment ourselves and learn how to make flags? Maybe people will buy them.”
That was 2013. Eight years later, yes, people are buying them.
The Maine Legislature is, for the second time in three years, considering a bill that would change the state flag to the increasingly popular pine tree and North Star version.
The bill left the State and Local Government committee Feb. 10 with a divided vote, and now goes to the House chamber. A date on when the House will take it up hasn t been set. I think it s unifying, said Rep. Sean Paulhus, D-Bath, the bill s sponsor. I ve seen that flag on houses much more than the official Maine flag.
That was the message, too, from testimony at the committee s public hearing Feb. 3, including from businesses that said it will boost their sales while also focusing on Maine s special brand.
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