As I’ve done for every Fourth of July since the 1976 bicentennial, I settled down last week to watch my favorite patriotic movie: “1776.” The music is as familiar as it is delightful, the actors are perfectly cast, and the finale never fails to bring tears to my eyes. Those bells — that bell — […]
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Letters to the editor: Solar power, a letter to the president
Solar power is the future of energy Business people and even rabid environmentalists have grossly underestimated the promise and trajectory of solar energy. The Economist (6/22/24) says that it is not hyperbole to call the rise of solar power exponential and that by the mid-2030s it will be the largest single source of electricity. On […]
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Giving Voice: Exploring the diverse meanings of ‘home’
For me, home is being greeted by my dogs’ wagging tails and the comfort of bookshelves filled with stories I’ve hauled from one place to the next. It’s the laughter shared with loved ones that fills the rooms. At Tedford Housing, our mission is clear: to move people from homelessness to home. Yet, what I’ve […]
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The Maine Idea: Much more at stake than just Biden-Trump
We’ve just lived through an extraordinary political crisis — extraordinary because so unexpected. The about-to-be-renominated president delivered an instantly notorious debate performance June 27 that left some supporters gasping while others headed for the exits. On Monday, with Congress back, Joe Biden quieted dissent with a letter usefully read by all Americans, not just Democrats. […]
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Alexandra Paskhaver: Reading into reading levels
Deep down, I am a very shallow person. That’s why I was appalled to find that some books have age limits recommended on the back cover. I may not be the perfect middle schooler those authors have in mind, but since when are adults discouraged from reading James Patterson? What kind of dystopian society do […]
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LC Van Savage: Plane heads
I’d already finished my nap, eaten the contents of the soggy paper bag full of soggy airplane food, read a couple of pages of that slick airplane magazine, stretche, and began to look idly around at the other passengers. We were all flying to San Antonio, Texas. With nothing better to do, I became very […]
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Danny Tyree: Are you and your blood pressure best buddies?
Although I receive three or more official doctor’s office blood pressure readings annually, I have procrastinated about regularly assessing my blood pressure at home. I’m sincerely striving to behave responsibly. My father died of a massive heart attack and my maternal grandmother suffered a series of ministrokes in her later years, so I know hypertension […]
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Jase Graves: Things happen in threes
I’ve heard it said that things happen in threes, especially tragedies, deaths and doses of Pepto Bismol after a big Tex-Mex dinner. My own three defining experiences over the past few weeks can’t be described as tragedies, per se, so I’ll refer to them as catastrophes, instead. First was/is the great Graves dishwasher incident, or […]
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Elwood Watson: Biden remains the better choice in the election
When it comes to the issue of debates, perception is often just as crucial as reality and substance. There is no way to codify the fact that Joe Biden’s debate performance last week was nothing short of dismal. The ferocity we witnessed at his State of the Union earlier this year was absent, although his […]
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Gordon L. Weil: Biden should withdraw
This is a tale of two dates: Nov. 5, 2024, and Jan. 20, 2029. Both matter a lot. The first is Election Day when voters will choose the next president. The second is the last day of the term the next president would serve. The big political story these days is about the inability of […]
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