“Patience is a virtue, possess it if you can. Seldom found in women, never found in man.” — Jonathan Morris When Tina thanks me for being patient while waiting for her to go somewhere, I often quip, “My middle name is patience.” She laughs because we both know that that’s far from true. Back in […]
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Jase Graves: Urgent calls from college
Having two of my semi-grown daughters in college simultaneously has truly been an adventurous journey for our family – the kind where you enjoy amazing new experiences, but your expensive designer luggage gets stolen, and you have to request an extra air-sickness bag. For the first few months of their college lives, our daughters called […]
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Maine Voices: Stigma surrounding community college sets everybody back
Kids enrolling in two-year institutions allow themselves the time and space to figure things out. Way more of them should be doing it.
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Commentary: Eisenhower’s misgivings about military power still carry weight
Seventy years ago this month, he warned that expenditures justified as essential to preserving the American way of life undermine what they purport to uphold.
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Commentary: Maine must free up psychiatrists to provide much-needed mental health care
Passing L.D. 224 would eliminate the redundant maintenance of certification requirement and allow doctors to spend more time with patients.
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Commentary: The year that opened my eyes to the best and worst we can do
1989 taught me that people collectively are responsible for change – and I’ll always remain committed to education as a force for informed change.
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The Conversation: Reporting is not espionage — but history shows that journalists doing the former get accused of the latter
The detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich in Russia on espionage charges marks an unusual throwback to the old Soviet tactics for handling foreign correspondents. Authorities in Vladimir Putin’s Russia have increasingly used criminal charges against their own journalists as part of a “increasing crackdown on free and independent media,” as Jodie Ginsberg, the president of […]
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Guest column: Hands off our books
I’ve read numerous recent articles about freedom-loving Americans attempting to ban books schools and public libraries. I never thought an educated populace in the 21st Century would allow this to be an issue. History books are full of religious fanatics across the ages banning books and burning them so people would not read them. There […]
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Tom Purcell: Hey, Medicare, I’m counting on you
I will qualify for Medicare coverage in five years and, much to my surprise, I can’t wait to get government health coverage — because my current coverage is pricey. I recently finished a consulting assignment, which provided me full health benefits. To maintain my health insurance policy through Cobra, I must pay $750 a month. […]
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Douglas Rooks: First, we must disenthrall ourselves
Sen. Susan Collins’ already famous response to Donald Trump’s indictment – “I don’t know what to make of it” – speaks for many, especially the news media. Despite the incessant chatter about the 2024 presidential race – who’s in, who’s out, who’s ahead, what the hourly polls say – the way forward seems cloudy, if […]
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