Thanks to the so-called culture wars, debates about events on college campuses are being employed as useful weapons for attacking the gradual democratization that has occurred in higher education since the 1950s. Those of us who are academics and see education as crucial should be alarmed at the specter of partisan attacks, not to mention […]
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Bank executive racing for Bath organization impacted by Lewiston shooting
Bank of America Vice President Kevin Cote started training for the Boston Marathon 10 weeks ago and hopes to raise $5,000 for the Bath-based Pine Tree Society.
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In wake of storms, FEMA opens disaster recovery center in Harpswell
On April 10, FEMA set up a disaster recovery center in Harpswell to provide locals with financial relief from winter storm damage.
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Letters to the Editor: Popular vote; Guzzetti for Senate; displaced ospreys
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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Book Notes: When the world seems dark, a book of hope
Sometimes, like this week’s solar eclipse, it feels like all the light has suddenly gone out. Activities you once enjoyed or places you once found solace, may feel dim and cold. The world has a way of peeling away your skin, so that reaching for some bright new beginning seems achingly, blisteringly impossible. Where to […]
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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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New funding expedites Bath affordable housing project
Bath Housing will use the $4 million to accelerate the second phase of its development plan for 520 Centre St., which includes 24 additional housing units.
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From the Chocolate Church: A busy weekend of art galleries and folk
An art gallery opening in the Annex Friday night, April 12, and an illustrated music performance on the main stage Saturday night, April 13 are on tap this weekend at the Chocolate Church Arts Center in Bath. The gallery opening is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday. Saturday night’s show begins at 7:30 p.m. The […]
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