Attorney Generals for both Presidents Barack Obama (Eric Holder) and Donald Trump (William Barr) received congressional contempt citations, the enforcement of either required action from DoJ personnel—their boss. So, with Holder nothing happened and with Barr nothing will happen. But there are big differences. Many recall the refusal of Eric Holder to surrender 74,000 documents […]
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TA alum’s thoughts about Doug Stebbins
Editor, In Mr. Menard’s letter released via Thornton Academy’s Facebook page on Friday, May 10, he stated “I want to assure you that every effort was made to minimize the impact on the education experience of our students… This adjustment will ensure that Thornton Academy continues its commitment to excellence in education.” I would respectfully […]
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Lindsay Lewis: Privacy Transparency for the Entire Internet
Every company doing business on the internet collects and uses our personal data in their own way and for their own purposes. From internet providers that see data spikes when we binge Netflix overnight to search engines that record our most embarrassing questions for all eternity to social media platforms that graph just how close […]
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Refuting Weil’s latest column
Editor, Gordon Weil’s column “Election could be tainted by conspiracy claims” in Saturday’s paper is rich with targets, but I will limit my rebuttal to a select few: 1.“The Washington Post Fact Checker, generally regarded as the best in the country.” Regarded by whom? The Washington Post? The New York Times? CNN and MSNBC? Nancy […]
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Victoria Foley: Health care policy — Ensuring good insurance
I am Victoria Foley, and a freshman State Representative for House District 12, part of Biddeford. Although originally from Portland, I fell in love with our beautiful city and decided to call it home in 2016. Since then, I’ve joined city commissions, served on the City Council and volunteered my time with groups that are […]
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Gary Welton: So Much to Teach — So Much to Learn
Shortly after leaving home last summer for a relaxing week at the beach, I noticed a white sports car in our rear view mirror, approaching with great speed. My guess is that they were doing triple digits. I said a quick prayer for the innocent drivers ahead of me. Ten miles later I saw that […]
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Melissa Martin: Aging Pollyanna people
Pollyanna oldsters, please stop telling everyone how aging is akin to a scrumptious cupcake with icing and sprinkles. What a crock of nonsense. Discontinue the discussion on the youthfulness of aging—because it’s a sham. The anti-aging secrets are all lies. Stop telling us complainers that, “Every day above ground is a good day.” And no, […]
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Gordon Weil: Election could be tainted by conspiracy claims
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wants the Democratic presidential candidate next year to score a landslide victory over President Trump. If he lost by a narrow margin, she worries that Trump would challenge the result, claiming there had been a conspiracy to rig the election. He might then refuse to leave office at the end of […]
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Home Country: Meet the official town dog
Billy’s been a busy guy ever since he became the official town dog here. Sally had been the town dog until she passed away on Doc’s porch, and then Billy’s owner died just two weeks after that, so it was something of a natural progression. Sometimes offices are filled without an election. The high school […]
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Rick Knowlton: Infrastructure Week 2019
According to the 2019 Measures of Growth report, Maine excels in three areas: public safety, air and water quality and sustainable forest lands. As Mainers, these three strengths may not surprise you, and neither may the report’s finding that the state is not investing enough in infrastructure. While the report focuses on investing in Maine’s […]
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