In just the past 50 years, temperatures have surged a staggering 5 degrees in response to earth’s swiftly warming climate.
February 2020
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Actor-comedian Orson Bean, 91, hit and killed by car in Los Angeles
Authorities in Los Angeles say actor and comedian Orson Bean was hit and killed by a car in Los Angeles.
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Power back on for nearly all CMP customers who lost it in ice storm
Just 131 remained without electricity Saturday night, and the company expected to have most back on line within hours.
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21 dead, 31 hurt in Thai mass shooting; gunman hides in mall
Hundreds of people were evacuated from the mall in small batches by police while they continued to search for the gunman.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Many Maine families, kids value time with Dr. Ritger
The Jan. 26 Telegram gave one view of Dr. Paul Ritger (“State’s rush to judgment almost took this boy from his family“). I felt compelled to write and share my view and one that I know countless other families share. I have been lucky enough to see for over 20 years now the amazing work […]
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Letter to the editor: Any Mideast solution must involve Israel, not defund it
In “Maine Voices: Indifference of senators and Golden to Palestinians’ plight does real harm” (Jan. 14), Palestinian life was seen through the eyes of Joan Grant and Christy Hammer, who visited the West Bank. The commentary quickly diverts itself from mentioning their commendable act to embellishing a litany of evils Israel commits with regularity. What […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Amid caucus chaos, Iowa is the new Florida
The unfolding debacle means that the possibility of a Democratic circular firing squad is strong.
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Letter to the editor: Reform Maine’s outdated drug laws – support L.D. 1492
I write this letter in support of reforming Maine’s outdated drug laws through L.D. 1492, a piece of legislation that encourages a public health approach to fighting addiction and drug use rather than perpetuating a broken system of jails and incarceration. These outdated drug laws target our most vulnerable communities here in Maine, such as […]
Posted inLocal & State, News
State mistakenly doubled property-tax relief checks to some Mainers
The Maine treasurer’s office has mailed nearly 310,000 property tax refund checks since Jan. 6, and it’s counting on honest homeowners to return any duplicates.
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Letter to the editor: Franklin’s warning well worth heeding
Benjamin Franklin’s letter addressed to the Constitutional Convention, held in the summer of 1787 in Philadelphia, deserves to be dusted off – and perhaps read into the Congressional Record. At 81, Franklin was too fragile to travel, and thus wrote a letter, which was read aloud to the Convention by a friend and transcribed by […]