There are several car commercials on TV that show people dancing in the front seat of their cars. That’s a good reason to buy a brand-new $33,000 car: so you can get a $500 sound system. Good deal, huh? The commercials don’t say anything about the car’s reliability, safety features or gas mileage. Come to […]
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Gene Lyons: Madam Speaker, it is time to educate the masses
Do you suppose it’s possible that deep in the Stygian recesses of his mind, President Trump actually wants to be impeached? And for pretty much the same reasons that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi continues to resist the idea. Think about it: a months-long, nationally televised political extravaganza with Trump himself in the starring role, the […]
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Rx drug legislation signed
Editor, On behalf of our 230,000 members statewide, AARP Maine applauds our state legislators and Governor Mills for passing a strong package of bills to make prescription drugs more affordable and more accessible in Maine. Thousands of Mainers take prescription medications. For many, there is no alternative to alleviate crippling pain or manage chronic illnesses. […]
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Robert Koehler: War begets war — And nothing else
Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran . . . Thanks, John McCain! Let’s mix a little humor in with war. It’s so much easier to take when we do. By the way, have you noticed that we’re always on the verge of war? “The bombing will be massive, but will be limited to a specific target.” So said […]
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Evergreen Cemetery corrections will be acceptable to everyone
Editor, I would like to thank all the townspeople and friends who have worked with me addressing the shocking visual outcome and damage done by clear-cutting at Evergreen Cemetery in Kennebunk. Personally, I found there was undeniable traffic on my dad’s grave site and at other surrounding graves. Some mistakes were indeed made during this […]
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Melissa Martin: Vengeance of the vine
My nemesis returned again this summer. “Go away!” I shouted. But, this enemy is just about as powerful as Kryptonite to me. During childhood its tenacious tentacles would tag me on hikes through the woods or while picking wild berries. Or in my rural backyard while pulling weeds. Oatmeal baths, rubbing alcohol, bleach diluted with […]
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Home Country: Without evenings, it would just be another day
It’s the heat that defines us this month. It greets us at daybreak with its promise, but in an hour or so, it bears down on our shoulders and makes us dream of shade and something cold to drink. The best thing about our hot season, however, are evenings when most of the earth cools, […]
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Gordon Weil: Separation of church and state slowly erodes
We now run the risk of government a la carte, a system in which people can choose which laws they are willing to obey. When religious belief conflicts with public policy, individuals may demand a choice not to obey the law. Vaccination, same-sex marriage and abortion all raise this issue. The Constitution’s drafters thought they […]
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Byron York: Three reasons Trump-Russia hasn’t turned into Watergate
Why haven’t efforts to impeach President Trump gained Watergate-style momentum? The lack of energy has created a sense of bafflement and disappointment among some of the president’s most determined adversaries. But there are some simple reasons for it. Here are three: 1.) The facts are different. In Watergate, the underlying crime was a break-in at […]
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A bridge too far in my opinion
The old adage is that if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck. The city of Saco is trying to sell to the neighbors of the proposed project at 60 Bay View Road that 8 condominiums with garages, two stories, basements and eight owners, is the […]
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