We’ve uncovered clear pathways for Maine’s forests to participate in the mitigation of climate change.
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Just a Little Old: The bike whisperer found his right lane
Mark Wheeler got his first real bicycle when he was a 12-year-old boy living in Indianapolis. “It was a blue-and-white Schwinn with fat tires, and I rode it everywhere. I liked the feeling of freedom, knowing that I could get where I wanted to go.” Mark still loves biking at age 84. Over the years, […]
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Joe Guzzardi: U.S. ecological footprint confronts the border crisis
Ask the millions of migrants who have either entered the United States or are lined up at the border what motivated their journeys and all will answer that they’re in pursuit of the proverbial better life. Translated, a better life means they’re longing to become consumers — consumers of housing, hard goods like cars and […]
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Danny Tyree: Will this be your best Christmas ever?
When writing advertising copy, I sometimes find myself desperately searching for a zinger of a tag line — and settling for trite admonitions such as “Make this the best hunting season ever” or “Make this the best summer vacation ever.” I despise such capitulations to deadlines, because listeners with terminal illnesses, maxed-out credit cards or […]
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Dick Polman: Gay marriage no longer a right-wing wedge issue
As I watched President Joe Biden sign the historic marriage equality law, his latest of many legislative achievements, I couldn’t help but marvel at how much American culture has changed during the past quarter century. Sometimes the long arc of history does bend toward justice. Those of us with MAGA PTSD, benumbed as we’ve been […]
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Maine Voices: President Biden should take pride in his first term – and not seek a second
If the Republicans succeed in dethroning Trump and nominate Ron DeSantis or a DeSantis-like candidate, I believe that President Biden would lose.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Gordon Weil: Ukraine is winnable, needs continued support
Opposition to Russia has been a core value of American policy for decades. Under the Soviet Union and now as the Russian Federation, it has threatened world peace as it pursues its quest for domination. The U.S. favors a system governed by agreed rules; Russia favors chaos. Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is the latest example […]
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The Maine Idea: Scrap the $500 million spending bill and start over
Opening day at the Legislature last week – usually a moment of celebration and selfies, congratulations and renewal – turned into a bad day for lawmakers, and a worse day for Gov. Janet Mills. The fault is largely the governor’s. Mills knows what it’s like on swearing-in day; she’s been elected attorney general four times […]
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Tom Purcell: Decking the malls with nostalgia
I read a great piece in the Tribune-Review about the nostalgia many Pittsburghers hold for their favorite old suburban shopping malls — especially around the holidays. Malls around the country are in trouble these days. Experts say their Golden Age ended years ago and Pittsburgh proves it. Century III Mall, which was a hub of […]
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Commentary: When are we going to talk about Kanye West and mental illness?
Not everyone can comfortably adjust to being a household name who is watched and recorded by strangers wherever they go.
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