I had emergency surgery a while back, and the results were so positive that when I went for my follow-up visit, there was little to say. So I asked the surgeon how he would untangle the grievous mess that is the U.S. health care system. “Take the profit motive out of medicine,” was the response. […]
opinion
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Michael Reagan: The upside-down mentality of the left
The biggest stories in the national media this week both came from the mad streets of New York. The manslaughter trial of Daniel Penny, the young man who accidentally killed a crazed homeless man on the subway, and the cold-blooded assassination of a health care CEO on the sidewalks of Manhattan, both deserved the saturation […]
advertisement
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Tom Purcell: Advice for federal teleworkers
Hey, federal teleworkers, your days of working from home appear to be numbered. According to the New York Post, only 6% of federal employees work in the office full time and more than a third work from home full time. Before the Covid pandemic, only 3% of the federal workforce worked from home. These are […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Christine Flowers: Just a woman embracing her age
I turned 63 on Dec. 4. Unlike many women of my vintage, birthdays are a very public celebration in my house. It’s always been that way. From the time I understood the concept of getting older, the 4th day of the last month has been a chance to revel in the joy of having made […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Jase Graves: What I don’t want for Christmas
It’s the time of year that I unveil my yearly Christmas list of things that I really don’t want, but will probably get, anyway. Receiving what you don’t want for Christmas is traditional for fathers like me. When I was a kid in the 1970s Christmas shopping for my dad, I’m pretty sure his list […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
LC Van Savage: Christmas card conundrum
Sorry, folks, I don’t mean to be a Bah Humbug Negative Nellie at this allegedly most wonderful time of the year, but here’s my take on Christmas cards. I don’t send them. Haven’t for years. Never will again. Years ago, I looked it up (this was pre-Google so that’s what people did — they went […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Letters to the editor: Response to history column; death of democracy
A king but not a saint It is perhaps not surprising that at a time of extreme political anxiety there is a tendency to view past leaders through rose-colored glasses. That tendency was manifested in a Dec. 11, 2024, Times Record article on William King written by local historian Lori-Suzanne Dell. My quarrel with Ms. […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
The Maine Idea: Syrian celebration should be joined by all
As news began to spread Sunday of Bashar al-Assad’s fall from power, Syrian exiles began rejoicing all over the world. On Augusta’s Sand Hill where Muslim families have been relocating in recent years, pickup trucks and cars gathered in a parking lot sporting rebel flags on the roof, with fist-waving young men chanting joyfully. A […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
About those empty seats at Christmas
Some years, families are blessed to initiate festive new Christmas traditions. Other years, the new tradition is a solemn acquiescence to “the new normal.” The Tyrees fall into the latter category this year. That’s because my mother passed away exactly two months before Christmas, having shared her wit and wisdom with the world for 97-and-a-half […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Letter to the editor: A tale of two cities?
A tale of two cities? In a letter to the editor on Dec. 6, Mr. Mishler writes about holiday gifts that people want but can not afford. Essentially, his piece is a convoluted tale to express his contempt for the president-elect. He probably thinks he is preaching to the choir as liberal progressive policies dominate […]
You must be logged in to post a comment.