Any difference between me and the former corrections officer recently found guilty of manslaughter in the death of a 9-year-old Standish girl is minuscule.
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Analysis: How the threat of ‘taxpayer-funded abortion’ mobilizes conservative religious voters
Campaigns to prevent tax dollars from funding abortion have kept anti-abortion activists and other Republican voters engaged for decades – even when a ban on legal abortion seemed unlikely.
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Jim Fossel: The national debt is getting spookier
We always spend freely when a crisis comes along, and we never tighten our belts when it’s over.
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Commentary: Mills far outperforms LePage on environmental matters
To this day, the former governor still doesn’t understand that the health of Maine’s environment, people and economy are deeply connected.
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Commentary: ‘Nation’s report card’ reveals more about state of education than about the pandemic
Other retired Maine educators and I believe we have a bigger problem: curricula that emphasize plowing forward with lessons even when the basic skills aren’t in place.
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Maine Voices: We should all be very concerned by the jury trial’s disappearance
John Adams was right when he described trial by jury as ‘the heart and lungs of liberty.’
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Letters to the editor: One last round of election endorsements
On political fake advertisementsHave you ever gotten mail or seen fake advertisements on TV? You may not think much of them but if you look closely some of them consist of really hurtful things about others. My family just got a flier in the mail like this about Sally Cluchey, who is running for State […]
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Just a Little Old: On the benefits of intergenerational friendships
Our rewarding relationship with Erica Berry, a native of Portland, Oregon, began when she entered Bowdoin in the fall of 2010. Mature behind her years, Erica didn’t really need a “host family,” but she seemed to like us, and we sure enjoyed watching her compile a superb record at Bowdoin: Phi Beta Kappa, Editor of […]
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Gordon L. Weil: Biden, Trump both on the 2022 ballot
With the elections at hand, the conventional wisdom is that the Republicans will gain, almost certainly picking up control of the House of Representatives and possibly the Senate. President Biden has a net negative rating and that’s expected to aid the GOP across the board. The political analysts reach these conclusions based on three factors: […]
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Giving Voice: Increasing awareness of The Gathering Place
I am reminded at times when in conversation that not everyone is aware of The Gathering Place (TGP) in Brunswick. What is TGP? Where is TGP located? Who does TGP serve? What happens at TGP? Let me begin first with the mission of TGP. Mission: To provide a safe, welcoming and comfortable space for people […]