My brother, the former Babe Ruth Leaguer, remains deeply skeptical of Major League Baseball’s newly instituted pitch clock. He is not alone in regarding the sport’s leisurely pace as an integral part of its charm. But many analysts cheer any attempt to trim the bloated runtime of modern games. “Field of Dreams” leaves older fans […]
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Just a Little Old: It was not a sad day for America
Many news pundits have referred to the indictment of former Donald Trump as “a sad day for America,” because a former president had never been indicted before. I beg to differ. Let me explain. It was a truly sad day for America when millions of Americans voted for a man like Donald Trump to be […]
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Christine Flowers: Prosecuting political foe not the direction US wants to go
I once had a client from a country where the instability of the government led to widespread chaos. He had supported a candidate who was running against the president in a hotly contested election and was severely beaten because of his affiliation with the perceived “enemy of the state.” He lost his job, his money, […]
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Elwood Watson: The racism of Tennessee Republicans
By now, most Americans have heard and seen the callous and malicious manner in which two Tennessee lawmakers were expelled from their house seats. The GOP-controlled Tennessee House voted late Thursday to expel two of the “Tennessee 3.” That trio of Democratic lawmakers had committed the transgression of presiding over protests at the capital — […]
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Guest column: Local environmental group merger is only natural
The Cathance River Education Alliance and the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust have been working together for so long, and their histories and staffs are so intertwined, that the union of these two organizations might seem like no big deal. But it is a big deal — a wonderful deal — and let us tell you why. […]
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Tom Purcell: Will’s wit soothes a taxing time
Tax returns are due next week, and many Americans are surely stressed out as they scramble to get their financial records in order. I can’t think of a better time to revisit the wit and wisdom of Will Rogers. Rogers was a famous American humorist, actor and social commentator who lived from 1879 to 1935, […]
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The Maine Idea: Budgeting the majority way, like everyone else
Things have returned to normal, or thereabouts, following the biennial tractor pull over the state budget – will it be majority or two-thirds? – with the usual bruised feelings among the Republican minority over Democrats’ decision to push ahead with the former. Technically, we’re now in special session, but since all bills were carried over, […]
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Carl Golden: What’s taking Biden so long?
Outwardly at least, the Democratic Party’s national leadership has exhibited no sense of urgency over the absence of any definitive announcement of a President Biden re-election campaign. They appear willing to submerge their misgivings and accept the representations of the president, his circle of advisers and those close to him – including the first lady […]
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Peter Funt: Baseball pitch clock? It’s about time!
Even baseball purists like myself, who still aren’t comfortable with designated hitters and restrictions on where fielders may be positioned, find themselves overwhelmingly in favor of the new pitch clock. Requiring pitchers to throw within 15 seconds (20 if there are runners on base) has not only shortened games, but it has also made the […]
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Speaker Talbot Ross: ‘Health care for all’ must not rule out immigrants
It’s time to close a small but unjust gap in MaineCare and return our state to its longstanding practice of greater inclusion.