If you’re not happy with where you’re landing, then maybe it’s not too soon to start thinking about the word of 2023.
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Commentary: Lobster deal demonstrates power of bipartisanship
Just as lobsters go through the disruptive, vulnerable shedding process as they grow, the industry itself must now prepare for an uncomfortable period of upheaval.
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Commentary: Electoral Count Reform Act takes a 19th-century law into the 21st century
It took the violent breach of the Capitol to shine a spotlight on the pressing need for reform.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Jase Graves: ‘Let’s take a trip for the holidays,’ they said
For years, I’ve watched friends and acquaintances take family trips during the holiday season to exciting locations like Disney World, Hawaii, Colorado and Cracker Barrel. Until now, my family has been content to snuggle up together at home, enjoying traditional celebrations that involve exchanging gifts, candlelight church services and severe indigestion. But not this year. […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Michael Reagan: Ukraine is America’s latest stalemate war
We don’t fight our wars to win anymore. We fight them to get to a stalemate. We’ve risked untold lives and wasted trillions of dollars to poorly fight wars for decades in places like Afghanistan and Iraq and Vietnam. Then we negotiate and leave. And then the countries where we had been at war quickly […]
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The Conversation: 3 reasons local climate activism is more powerful than people realize
THE CONVERSATION — Global warming has increased the number of extreme weather events around the world by 400% since the 1980s. Countries know how to stop the damage from worsening: stop burning fossil fuels and shift to renewable energy, electrify transportation and industry, and reduce the carbon intensity of agriculture. But none of this is happening fast enough […]
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Another View: Jan. 6 committee report was clear – Trump must be held accountable
Thanks to the House panel’s investigation, we now have all the detail we need.
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Maine Voices: Rejoicing at the signing of the Respect for Marriage Act
Decades of work for LGBTQ+ inclusion and justice culminated in an unexpected invitation to the White House.
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Commentary: Reflecting on reflections – and how wildlife interact with Portland’s skyline
We thought when looking at the four PMA expansion finalists, ‘That sure is a lot of glass,’ the cause of many bird injuries or deaths.
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Another View: Fossel shouldn’t sweat the process
Mainers need heating help now. Why wait for lawmakers to dot every i and cross every t in order to give it out?