Five years ago, I wrote a piece about two fine gentlemen who had lived to the ripe old age of 103, entitled, “A Pair of 103s.” One of them, Stewart Gillespie, Jr., died a few months later. The other one, Don Goode (my sister-in-law’s father) died last March, just before his 108th birthday. Don savored […]
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Commentary: Was isolation a factor in Monterey Park shooting?
Loneliness and disconnection are no small matters for a rapidly aging population. The depression that results often goes undiagnosed and untreated.
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Commentary: Yes, college education is still very much ‘worth it’
The return on investment for students of my institution, Maine Maritime Academy, tells a compelling story.
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Commentary: No call for draconian approach to Portland’s I-295 link
Common-sense changes – enforcement of a new speed limit and limits on truck traffic – can make this contentious link safer for all who use it.
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Commentary: What Jerry Seinfeld’s ‘Black Card’ can teach lawmakers about the debt limit
In the end, neither the Sultan of Brunei, nor Seinfeld, nor American politicians should be given a limitless line of credit.
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Tom Purcell: Grateful for Punxsutawney’s silly fun
Groundhog Day cannot come soon enough. It’s the thick of winter. Cabin fever is setting in. Incivility is worse than ever. A delightful, silly diversion is what we need about now, and Punxsutawney Phil has been delivering needed joy this time of year since 1887. As you know, every Feb. 2, on Groundhog Day, Phil […]
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Douglas Rooks: Abortion bill needs careful scrutiny
For countless Americans, the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Care was a cataclysm. A constitutional right that women and their families had possessed for nearly half a century was suddenly taken away. The only comparable ruling in the Supreme Court’s entire history is Dred Scott v. Sanford, handed down in 1857, […]
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Commentary: Let’s let Maine parents decide how to spend on education
Arizona is leading the way with a voucher-style universal school choice program. Maine can do the same.
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Elwood Watson: Desantis goes after Black history
In his ongoing attacks on what he describes as “woke politics,” Florida governor Ron DeSantis has denied permission for an AP African American History course to be taught in Florida public high schools. NAACP Director Ivory Toldson condemned the course’s rejection, calling DeSantis’ decision a “dereliction of his duty to ensure equitable education for all […]
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Maine Voices: At 86, I’ve been here before. I will survive another downturn.
But one thing I will not cut out are my donations to groups that help the poor, because they need support more than ever right now.