The overstep of the popular vote Once again, Democrats in Augusta are falling in line with the other blue states in an attempt to rectify what they perceive as an injustice in the 2016 presidential election. Our Founding Fathers established the Electoral College system in electing the president so that larger states would not dominate […]
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Guest column: Development. What is it, really?
First the immediate natural environment, a sanctuary for life is disrupted, the trees are cut, the soil is dug up and altered, smaller plants and organisms are destroyed, all elements of the environment that have been established are ruined. This affects bird life, necessary insects, butterflies and other creatures, such as deer, squirrels and it […]
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Tom Purcell: A good month to prevent distracted driving
“It wasn’t my fault the car in front of me hit me. I glanced at my text message for only a second when our bumpers collided.” “How could the car in front of you hit you?” “The idiot stopped to let a deer cross the street — and dented my front bumper with his rear […]
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The Maine Idea: Something universal in the eclipse moment
I’ve not often driven north in recent years, but a total eclipse seemed more than enough reason. A friend recently relocated to Guilford after summering there for years, and that became the destination. It’s just down the road from Dover-Foxcroft, shire town of Piscataquis County. With plenty of local knowledge, we headed west, passing a […]
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The Conversation: From Reagan to Obama, presidents have left office with ‘strategic regret’ — will leaving troops in Iraq and Syria be Biden or Trump’s?
THE CONVERSATION — U.S. presidents often leave the White House expressing “strategic regret” over perceived foreign policy failures. Lyndon Johnson was haunted by the Vietnam War. Bill Clinton regretted the failed intervention in Somalia and how the “Black Hawk Down” incident contributed to his administration’s inaction over the Rwandan genocide. Barack Obama said the Libyan intervention was “the worst mistake” of […]
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The Conversation: Rebuilding Gaza was seen as a ‘Herculean’ task before Oct. 7; six months of bombing has led to crises that will long outlive the war
THE CONVERSATION — Over a decade ago, a United Nations report described the Gaza Strip as virtually unlivable, adding that it would require “Herculean efforts” to change that. Today, after six months of bombardment, mass displacement and siege by Israel, the task of rebuilding Gaza seems practically unimaginable. I’m a scholar and a systems engineer who, as research director of […]
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The Conversation: Biden steps up pressure on Israel — using the key levers available against an ally with strong domestic support
THE CONVERSATION — The fraying relationship between the U.S. and Israel over the latter country’s conduct of its war in Gaza got even worse on April 4, 2024, several days after Israel killed seven aid workers in a drone strike. President Joe Biden spoke to Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu and warned him that the U.S. would put conditions […]
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Gordon L. Weil: Trump’s RINOs are not extinct
The political guesswork is that the presidential and congressional elections this year will be settled by narrow margins. Speculation focuses on several swing groups that could play key roles in the races. Will the abortion issue bring a large turnout of women to support the Democrats? Will President Biden’s lingering support for Israel in the […]
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Sen. Eloise Vitelli: Mainers deserve to have their reproductive autonomy protected
The ability to determine our reproductive health is a fundamental human right, and it deserves the same level of protection as other constitutionally protected rights. The ability to control one’s reproductive health is vital to being an equal member of our society and economy — this includes the decision of when, whether and how to […]
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LC Van Savage: The meeks
“Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the Earth.” Matthew 5:5. Really? Oh, were this to be true, how awful I would feel for the meeks if they had to inherit our globe the way it is today. What could they do with it? No matter how many romantic songs we hear about our […]
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