Maybe it’s a good thing that my teenage dream of becoming a TV programmer never materialized. Analysts have regarded the over-the-air free TV networks as dinosaurs for years, but now even the cable channels and streaming services are watching over their shoulders for asteroids. Oh, the new Golden Age was nice while it lasted – […]
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Elijah Miller-Wilson: A call for dual-language education in Brunswick
Maine has a rich and complicated history of multilingualism and multiculturalism that is often forgotten. French, English, and Wabanaki languages were widely spoken throughout the state’s early history. However, in 1919 the Maine State legislature passed a law that required schools to exclusively teach in English. The law was designed to target French speakers who […]
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Letters to the Editor: Beware scammers; Pine Tree Power too expensive;
Beware scammers I recently watched a story on the news of an elderly woman who was scammed out of several thousand dollars by a thief who called and convinced her he was her grandson and was in jail and needed money. The victim went to the bank and withdrew the money before handing it over […]
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Tom Purcell: Lucky to be my father’s son
Modern dads are portrayed as fools in television sitcoms and commercials. Lucky for me, they are the polar opposite of the loving, strong and decisive father who raised me. Over the years, as I clogged a toilet with an apple core, shattered a picture window with a baseball and hit a golf ball through a […]
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The Maine Idea: Mills should reconsider stone wall on tribes
Of all the issues that divide Gov. Janet Mills from most members of her own Democratic Party, none is more vexing, or seemingly inexplicable, than her dogged opposition to any substantive alteration of the Land Claims Settlement Act governing Maine’s relationship with its indigenous tribes. The 1980 law has had vast and invidious consequences far […]
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Commentary: Young people like me want to work in offshore wind in Maine
A legislative bill currently up for consideration would meaningfully commit the state of Maine to offshore wind energy. My commitment to Maine depends on that commitment.
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Elwood Watson: Trump is a victim of his own making
As if his political career wasn’t perverse and horrid enough, Donald Trump now holds the distinction of being the first former president in U.S. history to face federal criminal charges. Trump was arraigned on Tuesday on 37 separate counts over his handling of classified information, including willfully retaining national defense secrets in violation of the […]
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Jase Graves: A night at the show
Recently, my wife and I joined some friends to attend our first “rock” concert since the COVID pandemic temporarily made fun illegal. It was great to be back in that electric atmosphere among a crowd of excited music lovers, about 90% of whom were younger than my lawn mower. Ed Sheeran headlined the concert – […]
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Elwood Watson: NAACP should focus less on symbolism, more on action
Last month, the NAACP made waves for issuing a travel advisory for Florida in response to Governor Ron DeSantis’ ruthless efforts to whitewash Black history and severely curtail diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. “Once again, hate-inspired state leaders have chosen to put politics over people. Governor Ron DeSantis and the state of Florida have engaged […]
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Danny Tyree: Ready to fire up those Father’s Day memories?
It’s difficult to wrap my mind around it, but this will be my 20th Father’s Day as a father. All of those third Sundays in June have blurred together, but I certainly have warm memories of son Gideon’s everyday march toward adulthood. (He marched. I hopped – because of %$#@ plastic toys on the carpet.) […]