Simplicity, simplicity. If I was really practicing it, I would have said it once. I’ve been trying to cut down on the clutter in my life, mostly because I keep stubbing my toes on it. But also because people say it helps you focus on the things that matter. Well, not stubbing my toes matters […]
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Letter to the editor: Brunswick tree removal
Brunswick ain’t Lahaina I recently moved away from the Brunswick area after 40 happy years. The day before I started my drive west, I saw the tree carnage on Main Street. It continues. And I am struck by the contrast to Lahaina, Hawaii. The great tree there — which I saw in 2022 — was […]
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Dick Polman: Kamala Harris will speak to reporters when she’s good and ready
Donald Trump, the demented felon, is scrambling for something, anything, to slow the Kamala-mentum threatening to engulf him. His current shtick, amplified by his lightweight running mate and his MAGA media enablers, is to assail Harris for failing to chat at length with the press corps he hates. Three weeks into her sudden candidacy, she […]
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Just a Little Old: A tale of two Americas
Let’s have some fun. Let’s compare the best known candidate on the national political scene (Donald Trump) with the least known candidate (Tim Walz, the running mate of Kamala Harris). Let’s start with religion, a big deal in the minds of many American voters. Even though Donald Trump doesn’t go to church or pray or […]
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Guest column: New legislation will better address traumatic brain injuries
Dear Sen. King, Sen.Collins, Rep. Golden and Rep. Pingree, Thank you very much for your support of the Blast Overpressure Safety Act. As I understand it the purpose will be: “establishing a baseline neurocognitive assessment to be conducted during the accession process of members of the Armed Forces before the beginning of training … ” […]
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Letters to the editor: Endorsements for King, Tepler
Reelect Sen. Angus King Sen. Angus King is running for reelection against three opponents, and in my opinion, there is no one more qualified or more experienced to represent Maine in the U.S. Senate. As an independent, he has worked tirelessly to promote bipartisan solutions to our biggest problems. He is a firm advocate for […]
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The Maine Idea: One small victory for Maine tax filers
When Mainers file their federal income taxes next year, many of them will do so for free thanks to a new IRS program that was piloted in 12 states for tax year 2023 that will now be expanded nationwide. Not every state will participate, but Maine Revenue Services announced its intention to join recently – […]
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Sustainable Practice: Our sustainable future
Growing up in the 1970s, the year 2000 was far in the future. It seemed not only possible but likely that we’d have a lunar base and sentient robots as depicted in “2001: A Space Odyssey.” But by the end of the aughts, the decade after the world held its breath to see if Y2K […]
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Gordon L. Weil: Image over issues in presidential race
Political campaigns look for motivational catch phrases. One of the most famous, posted in Bill Clinton’s 1992 campaign headquarters, simply read: “The economy, stupid.” Distracted workers were to focus on this single issue as a key to winning. This year, the key may just be emerging to voters distracted by daily polls. It could be: […]
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Christine Flowers: A defense of JD Vance from a childless woman
I am what JD Vance would have called a single cat lady. Actually, I don’t have, nor do I particularly like, cats. I am more along the lines of a single black Lab lady, or a single bearded dragon lady. But the label still matches my civil status. I have neither spouse nor spawn, which […]
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