“Half of that goes to the bank for your college fund!” That’s what my father told me in the 8th grade, when I got my first paycheck for waking up at 5:30 a.m. to ride my bike a few miles to Cool Springs Driving Range before school, where I plucked golf balls for a dollar […]
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Posted inTimes Record Opinion, Uncategorized
Letter to the editor: Missing the mark on tuition relief ‘deadbeats’
There’s an old expression that without freedom of speech we wouldn’t know who the fools are. The guest column (“Student loan relief shifts money to wealthy,” Christine Flowers) opposing student loan relief reminded me of that. The author paints a terrible picture of who these deadbeats are and says they should not be getting any […]
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Commentary: Let’s crunch some numbers on our housing supply crunch
If less than 1.5% in Portland area home price increases can be attributed to short-term rentals, clearly more is going on in the market.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Bring nurses and doctors into medical billing conversation
With the Press Herald’s reporting as an exception, I have failed to understand the media’s resistance to this important subject.
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: Introducing Captain Florida, the opportunist
In which a version of Gov. Ron DeSantis stands up to tolerance and punches it in the nose.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Sally Cluchey: Why I’m running for state representative
My name is Sally Cluchey, and I am proud to be running to represent Bowdoin, Bowdoinham and Richmond in the Maine House of Representatives. I thought long and hard about whether to run — politics isn’t exactly the nicest place to be these days — but ultimately, I came to see this as an extension […]
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The Conversation: A winner is emerging from the war in Ukraine, but it’s not who you think
THE CONVERSATION — The war in Ukraine is helping one country achieve its foreign policy and national security objectives, but it’s neither Russia nor Ukraine. It’s Iran. Iran is among Russia’s most vocal supporters in the war. This has little to do with Ukraine and everything to do with Iran’s long-term strategy vis-à-vis the United States. As […]
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Our View: Maine schools must be ready for post-pandemic challenges
COVID-era learning loss threatens to add to longstanding inequities in education.
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Maine Voices: The Inflation Reduction Act is better than you might think
Critics say increased inflation means we can’t afford its measures. In fact, the cost of not taking climate action would far exceed the legislation’s incentives.
Posted inElection 2022, Op-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Enough is Enough approach diminishes role of Portland voters
The blanket approach of the new group, launched to defeat all 14 of November’s ballot questions, reflects distrust of the electorate.