More than 34,000 people have moved to Maine since 2020. That’s 34,000 new identities trying to blend with a culture rich in history and tradition. I’m one of them.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: We must change the way we think about caregiving
Robust support for a proposal that would pay parent caregivers of children with special needs acknowledges just how badly broken our systems of care are.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The solution to ending encampments is shelter
Maine must first commit to providing the most basic of needs: a roof over every head.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Slow and steady negotiation best route for Maine tribes
It’s not going to be easy to address tribal relations in one fell swoop. So let’s try another way.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The Trump indictment shows no one is above the law
If you think the former president is being unfairly targeted, then you’re on the wrong side of justice.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Faith-based communities have a role to play in strengthening democracy
Our approach envisions a shared future and supports a framework for civic action but empowers individual communities to engage in the ways that are most meaningful and effective for them.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: ‘Woke’ should not be a four-letter word
Being aware of how we have treated and still treat other people in our society is so important to our society’s evolving that it should be honored, not vilified.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Just a Little Old: Taking stock, paring back, moving forward
During the recent dedication of the John and Lile Gibbons Center for Arctic Studies at Bowdoin, one of my Bowdoin classmates (Class of 1964) recommended a book appropriate to our age group: “Eightysomethings: A Practical Guide to Letting Go, Aging Well, and Finding Unexpected Happiness.” That book prompted me to write this piece. I invite […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
By Bike and Foot: Safe routes to school
Even as the school year comes to a close, the Brunswick Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BBPAC) is focused on providing “safe routes to school” or SRTS. According to the US Department of Transportation, a SRTS program promotes walking and biking to school through infrastructure improvements, enforcement, tools, safety education, and incentives to walk and […]
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Dick Polman: Chris Christie can’t win, but he can serve a purpose
There have been so many Chris Christies that I need to number them. Chris Christie 1.0, during the winter of 2015-16, mocked the notion that a reality-TV host had the credentials to lead the nation: “It’s all make believe, if you think that (Trump’s tinsel stardom) forms the experience to run a government as complicated […]