Tim Walz is the kind of guy Democrats have long needed on the national ticket. Fairly or not, Dems have long been perceived as coastal elitists who can’t emotionally connect with flyover country. But here’s this two-fisted pep-talking plain-speaking duck-hunting neighbor-helping school-teaching pigskin-loving flannel-wearing hunk of homespun Americana, and it’s no wonder the delegates went […]
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Our View: Response to Brunswick foam spill a multifaceted failure
The buck could not have been passed any further. An anxious public deserves better.
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Gordon L. Weil: Harris, Trump promises depend on Congress
Promises, promises. Presidential candidates make them. Voters complain that they don’t keep them. Promises reveal a candidate’s political views, but often they cannot be kept. Keeping them most likely depends on the president’s party winning majorities in both the U.S. House and Senate. This year, the presidential election takes place alongside races for all 435 […]
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Tom Purcell: Why price controls don’t work, even for pencils
Why do some politicians and bureaucrats constantly forget that when governments meddle in our mostly free market that bad things happen? Vice President Kamala Harris gave what was supposed to be her biggest speech yet last week, but even some of her supporters say she blew it by promoting price controls over food to “fix” […]
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Letters to the editor: Extreme heat, Tepler endorsement
Extreme heat indicative of climate crisis The heat dome over much of the U.S. part of this summer made it clear that heat will probably be the worst of the many environmental disasters ahead. These rising temperatures result from our continued burning of fossil fuels, which is responsible for 75% of the rise. For millennia, […]
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Sustainable living: How to dispose of unwanted electronics
We all use cell phones, computers, telephones, e-readers, gaming systems, and other electronics. And of course these devices wear out, become obsolete, or cease to suit our needs. So what to do when upgrading to a new device or just ridding oneself of an old or broken one? Throwing it out with the trash might […]
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The Maine Idea: Maine strikes a new stance on monuments
Sometimes, creating a national monument is a lengthy and tortuous quest. Other times, it seems just to slide right through, as if leading a charmed life. Maine was treated to milestones of both sorts last week. The visitor center for the Maine Woods and Waters National Monument was officially opened by Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, […]
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Just a Little Old: ‘Circle of sawdust’ bedazzles the reader
Rarely do I come across an obscure book put out by a small publisher that totally blows me away. That just happened, when my savvy stepson Andy Barker gave me a book entitled, “Circle of Sawdust: A Circus Memoir of Mud, Myth, Mirth, Mayhem and Magic.” The book was written by Andy’s friend Rob Mermin, […]
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Elwood Watson: The Republican attack against hungry school kids
Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz and his fellow Democrats ratified ample changes during the two years they’ve had control of the Minnesota Legislature, from expansions of abortion and LGBTQIA+ rights to tax credits and other forward initiatives aimed at making life easier for families. Walz has been an activist governor of Minnesota with a […]
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Michael Reagan: For the love — and hate — of Trump
Making Sense by Michael Reagan For Democrats this historic election is about only one issue – Trump. Whoever wins the White House, it won’t be because of issues like high inflation, trillion-dollar annual budget deficits or the humiliation of Afghanistan. It’s going to come down to one simple but big thing – How many Americans […]
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