This week I dug up an amazing – and scary – radio commentary my father delivered on Sept. 1, 1976. It was one of about 600 weekly nationally syndicated commentaries he wrote on yellow legal tablets during the late 1970s. It described how he had decided what to say in “a letter to the future” […]
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Commentary: Chamber’s concerns about PFAS ignore affected Maine communities, businesses
Myriad groups are trying to tackle PFAS contamination. Surely the companies profiting off the sale of PFAS-laden products can afford to help, too.
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Commentary: Cape Elizabeth school bond is fiscally responsible and long overdue
A ‘yes’ vote for the schools creates sustainability for our future.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Make America a beacon of hope again
With the midterms only a fortnight away, is it not the time to come together to deal with the vexing challenges that face us all?
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Danny Tyree: Does Halloween candy trivia drive you crazy?
Perhaps it’s partly because my mother owns a huge antique desk from Milky Way Farm (the former estate of Franklin C. Mars, founder of Mars Candies), but I pay keen attention to the annual flurry of “filler” news items about Halloween candy. “Prices up or down? What’s hot and what’s not? Should I call my […]
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Maine Voices: Where is the serious discussion and reasonable compromise?
We are increasingly incapable of respecting the right to disagree. That has grave consequences for democracy.
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Commentary: Criticism of Maine State Chamber of Commerce on PFAS undeserved
An extension of the PFAS reporting deadline will have no impact on the original intent of the legislation.
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Readers respond to our profile of gubernatorial candidate Sam Hunkler
The semiretired doctor’s low-profile, long-shot campaign has drawn a mixture of admiration, bemusement and frustration with Maine’s voting system.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Letters to the editor: Bottle redemption; power push; election endorsements
Broken bottles Maine’s bottle redemption law has driven me to the brink; or should I say Clynk? For the most part, it has functioned as designed and kept beverage containers out of landfills and off the side of our roads. For quite some time it was relatively easy to return and redeem the empty containers […]
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The Conversation: Experts grade social media on readiness to handle midterm election lies
The 2016 U.S. election was a wake-up call about the dangers of political misinformation on social media. With two more election cycles rife with misinformation under their belts, social media companies have experience identifying and countering misinformation. However, the nature of the threat misinformation poses to society continues to shift in form and targets. The […]