When I celebrate Valentine’s Day with my wife, I will be totally unapologetic if my mind wanders to my first crush. Here’s the backstory. When I was four or five years old, a neighbor lady gave me a box of old Valentines. My favorite was adorned with a little girl who looked like a bee. […]
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Anti-Trump politicians would be more effective with a clear narrative
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s policy pursuits are unpopular if approached piece by piece, but they’re ingested more willfully together because it fits a narrative. Almost no Americans support executive orders repealing price caps on medication, enabling the White House employees to become lobbyists or speed permitting dangerous oil drilling expansion to the detriment […]
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Pooches I’ve known, owned and loved
I apparently have way too much time on my hands because today, for reasons I can’t possibly explain, I decided to write down the names of all the dogs I have owned, met or known, and/or loved. OK, not all dogs are lovable. Please do not write in and try to tell me that ALL […]
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To be confirmed, RFK must go further
Robert F. Kennedy has been handed a tough job. He must restore people’s confidence in the public health system and change the conversation regarding health care from how we pay for it to how we live longer and healthier lives. What he’s been asked to do, what he seems to want to do, is bring […]
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Does Topsham really need a new community center?
My wife and I have lived in Topsham for almost 32 years. Our youngest son was a student in the Topsham school system and graduated from Mt. Ararat High School. Never once in the thousands of conversations we’ve had with Topsham residents over the years has anyone expressed a need for a community center. Only […]
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Getting to work in Augusta on behalf of our communities
As a new member of the Maine House of Representatives, I am deeply honored to serve on behalf of the people of Durham, Pownal, Lisbon, Bowdoin and Topsham. I’ve enjoyed getting to know you this past summer and fall, and I am looking forward to carrying forward your voices to Augusta. In the conversations I’ve […]
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NASA stranded in mediocrity
International Space Station (ISS): Hello, Houston, Starliner crew Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams here. Any word on when we can return home? Houston: Hey, guys. We know you set out on an eight-day mission in June 2024 and, because of some issues with our Boeing-built Starliner spacecraft, you’ve been stranded for nearly nine months. Just […]
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Millions of Americans embrace Trumpanity
On the day after President Trump’s inauguration, Marian Budde, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, spoke directly to the president, who was sitting in the first row of the National Cathedral. On the campaign trail, Trump had claimed that he had been saved by God from assassination so he could make American great again. […]
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Letters to the editor: Musk power grab; dear Sen. Collins; stand up
Musk power grab a betrayal to American voters I’m about to turn 85 and have lived through Watergate and other serious betrayals of our democratic system, but never ever have I seen what is currently happening. Unelected Musk and his young tech cronies are systematically gaining access to America’s financial and personal information by seizing […]
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Overcoming Groundhog Day homelessness
“I wish more people understood how quickly you can find yourself without a home. It’s not always a slow decline — sometimes, it happens in an instant. One day, I had a job and a place to live, and the next, it was all gone.” For Nathan, it only took a couple of weeks for […]
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