The real problem facing the White House and Congress is a budget deficit that is forecast to average 4.3% of GDP in coming years.
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Gordon L. Weil: Balloon moves China, U.S. closer to confrontation
Here’s a phone call that never took place. “Mr. Secretary of State, this is the Ambassador of China. I call to alert you that China has lost control of a weather balloon that may head toward American airspace, and we are trying to get it under control. We would appreciate your cooperation and understanding.” That’s […]
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Just a Little Old: Musings of a former marathoner
Once upon a time, I ran marathons — six Boston Marathons, to be exact. You wouldn’t know it looking at me today. In fact, I wouldn’t believe it looking in the mirror. But it’s true. In 1991, when Tina and I lived in Boxborough, Massachusetts, we decided to go see the Boston Marathon. So we […]
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Tom Purcell: How to write a romance story
All my father ever wanted as a young man was to marry my mother and start a family — plans that were interrupted when he was drafted into the Army during the Korean conflict. As he served in Texas, Germany and other parts of the world, there was only one affordable way to stay in […]
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The Maine Idea: Welcome to the new Democratic economy
The state of the economy, unlike the state of the union, seems to baffle people, including those who seemingly should know all about what’s going on. One of them is Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, originally appointed by Donald Trump in 2017 to reassure Wall Street after the chaotic start to his administration. Powell was […]
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Our View: Trend of child labor violations demands greater vigilance
In Maine as across the U.S., young workers are being drafted in where other workers won’t go.
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Maine Voices: The mail carrier is an infrequent visitor to our house these days
If we had electricity only one day a week, I’m sure Congress would do something about it. Who’s looking into the fiasco created by the postmaster general?
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Commentary: Republicans are too eager for Social Security cuts
Make no mistake, a plan to raise the retirement age is a plan to cut benefits.
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John L. Micek: What’s behind the attack on Black history?
It’s tough to decide what’s more odious: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ racist, authoritarian, and nakedly political power play rejecting an Advanced Placement course on African American studies, or the College Board’s cowardly decision to revise the course in the face of this thuggish criticism. The board’s decision has effectively erased broad swaths of history, dropping […]
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The Conversation: W.E.B. Du Bois, Black History Month and the importance of African American studies
THE CONVERSATION — The opening days of Black History Month 2023 have coincided with controversy about the teaching and broader meaning of African American studies. On Feb. 1, 2023, the College Board released a revised curriculum for its newly developed Advanced Placement African American studies course. Critics have accused the College Board of caving to […]