To borrow a phrase from Claude Rains in “Casablanca,” I was shocked, shocked! to find that non-stop lying was going on in the MAGA game room at CNN. Just as I (and many other rational observers) had warned in advance, CNN’s decision to gift a free hour to a pathological cult leader – to a […]
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Michael Reagan: AOC and the war on our appliances
AOC and her Green New Deal buddies in the Biden government are not just winning their crusade against fossil fuels. They’re also wrecking the country – appliance by appliance. Our washing machines, refrigerators and microwaves have already been made less efficient and more expensive because of new federal standards pushed by fanatical environmentalists who think […]
Maine Voices: Taking steps to stop an invisible and potentially deadly enemy
At least one-third of Maine homes will test positive for dangerous levels of radon, which is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S.
Another View: Backlash to Trump verdict must not result in victim blaming
E. Jean Carroll’s case puts Trump supporters in a bind. That’s their problem.
Commentary: Why does a rich country like ours have a high COVID-19 death rate?
Look to a country’s medical profile, not its national wealth, for protection against coronavirus mortality.
Another View: CNN’s Trump debacle a depressing preview of what’s to come
The network published an account of its own misdeeds in airing the program. ‘It felt like 2016 all over again,’ wrote its senior media reporter.
Commentary: Bill can be part of solution to attracting, retaining Maine direct care workers
L.D. 1718 would award up to four $4,000 vouchers for college tuition to direct care workers who work at least 30 hours per week for four years.
The Conversation: On its 75th birthday, Israel still can’t agree on what it means to be a Jewish state and a democracy
THE CONVERSATION — As Israel celebrates the 75th anniversary of its founding, and nearly a century and a half after the first Zionists came to Palestine from Europe, the core tension behind the country’s establishment – whether a Jewish state could be a democratic state, whether Zionism could accommodate pluralism – is more obvious than ever. […]
Maine Voices: I didn’t have to be told that Mom knew best
Although it would take years for society to value a mother’s work inside the home, I felt all the value of the work of mine.
Jim Fossel: Single legislative chamber could be great for Maine
Having two chambers tends to slow the legislative process unnecessarily, often without even adding anything to the debate.