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The humble Farmer: Science and the art of keeping warm in an old Maine house

by Robert Skoglund October 7, 2023October 6, 2023

Watch cap? Pajamas? Long johns? Heating pad? Check, check, check, check. (And it’s only October.)

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Commentary: Democrats share the blame for McCarthy’s fall

by Michael R. Bloomberg Bloomberg Opinion October 7, 2023October 6, 2023

Both parties’ leaders missed a golden opportunity to reach across the aisle and save Congress and the country from dysfunction.

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Commentary: How to keep school shootings from happening in Maine

by Karyn Sporer Special to the Press Herald October 7, 2023October 6, 2023

Let’s put our resources into programs and policies that utilize best practices in managing possible threats.

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Commentary: Maine will be a valuable partner to an independent Greenland

by Charles Norchi Special to the Press Herald October 7, 2023October 6, 2023

The world’s largest island is in the process of seceding from Denmark. Some Mainers will have front-row seats to this instructive process.

Times Record Opinion

Giving Voice: Community Read aims to accelerate housing action

by Andrew Lardie Tedford Housing October 6, 2023October 5, 2023

A young doctor in Boston gave up his plans for a lucrative career in oncology, and instead built a health care program that serves the city’s residents experiencing chronic unsheltered homelessness. His story, and those of his patients, are told in Tracy Kidder’s inspiring new book “Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O’Connell’s Urgent Mission to Bring […]

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Commentary: Too much misinformation? The issue is demand, not supply

by Tyler Cowen Bloomberg Opinion October 6, 2023October 5, 2023

A potentially gullible person is already flooded with more lies in a single day than he or she can possibly evaluate.

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Commentary: Portland needs elected leaders to take bold action on encampments

by Quincy Hentzel Special to the Press Herald October 6, 2023October 5, 2023

Until city councilors put solutions above rhetoric, nothing will change.

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Commentary: Broadband funding brings lifeline to Mainers most in need

by Jim Rogers Special to the Press Herald October 6, 2023October 5, 2023

A landmark law establishes a new paradigm for bringing broadband service to life: public-private partnerships between service providers and federal, state and local governments.

Op-eds, Opinion

Commentary: The Republicans are squabbling. Democrats are leading. You choose

by Francis Wilkinson Bloomberg Opinion October 6, 2023October 5, 2023

There’s no nihilism caucus among House Democrats eager to burn democracy – and their own party – to the ground.

Times Record Opinion

Robert C. Williams: When Trump’s in charge

by Robert C. Williams Guest column October 5, 2023

So, our federal government limps along, thanks to last-minute shenanigans and temper tantrums by Congress. At least for the next 45 days. Yet U.S. aid to embattled Ukraine is held hostage by the Russophile House Republicans. Why? Trump’s enormous financial debt to Putin for installing him in power in 2016 is finally revealing its historical […]