Every so often, there is something or other I really want to write about, but I don’t. Maybe because it seems silly, maybe because I don’t know if anyone else will care, maybe because it feels overwhelming. I’ve had a few of those recently. Sometimes though, things align so perfectly a person just can’t ignore […]
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Here’s Something: Be like Rush, a happy warrior
The loss of talk radio legend Rush Limbaugh last week is devastating to political conservatives. But it’s a loss to liberals, socialists, progressives and moderates as well. That’s because we all lost a happy warrior when Rush died the morning of Feb. 17. And the loss of a happy warrior is a setback for anyone […]
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Life Unwound: The day everything changes
Does it take upheaval to wake us up? It can happen at any time. It can happen in a pandemic. It can happen as politics go on as usual or not so usual. It can happen as the world swirls in climate chaos. You’ve gone along, existing, for all your years. You’ve thought that life […]
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Superintendent’s Notebook: Windham Middle School construction project moves forward
RSU 14 received some wonderful news this month about the Windham Middle School construction project. After two years of waiting, the Maine Department of Education announced that the project to replace the 44-year-old school will be moving forward. The district took the first significant step of the process last week when it officially advertised for […]
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Through My Lens: Biden should step up efforts to end war in Yemen
Think about this number: 400,000 children under age 5 in Yemen could die of starvation this year, according to the United Nations. The entwining of wars and COVID-19 has multiplied the magnitude of death. President Biden earlier this month announced an end to U.S. support for an offensive in Yemen, but what does this mean? […]
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Mainewhile: Start a new Valentine’s Day tradition
Well. At least it’s over, yeah? We can all collectively move on from the angst, the suspense, the worry. Oh. Oh no, I didn’t mean the impeachment trial. That, I suspect, we will live with for a while yet. I meant Valentine’s Day, the most dreaded of holidays on the annual calendar. OK, OK, maybe […]
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Letter: Biden will ‘change America as we’ve known it’ and that’s very good thing
In Mr. Balentine’s weekly column from Jan. 29 (“What’s a conservative to do?”) he expresses fear that the Biden administration will “change America as we’ve known it.” America as I’ve known it for the past four years under a Trump administration featured leadership in which lying was normal, degradation and name calling of adversaries was […]
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Here’s Something: Biden should boycott Beijing Winter Olympics
While all eyes are on Tokyo’s upcoming Summer Olympics, America should take a stand against the Chinese Communist Party by boycotting the Beijing Winter Olympics, set to commence a year from now. While it’s probably too late to revoke China’s host nation status for the 2022 event, it’s not too late for individual nations to […]
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Mainewhile: Super Bowl pre-game a sonnet to righting wrongs
Super Bowl Sunday! Yes, once again in keeping with our finest traditions, this past Sunday night our nation gathered around the television to watch football, judge commercials and eat nachos. Or at least that’s how we played it at our house. Obviously, as with every little thing in all our lives this year, it was […]
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Through My Lens: Maine schools need diverse teachers
Teachers across Maine are still predominantly white, even though the number of students from minority and immigrant backgrounds has increased in the last two decades. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 96.5% of students across the nation were white in 2000. In 2017, 89.3% were white and 3.6% were Black. Maine students are […]