U.S. forces, including the USS Laboon, shot down the barrage in the Red Sea; it was the latest Houthi attack in the Middle East in support of Hamas.
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Letter to the editor: The martyring of Trump; Defending Bath Golf Club; Our many international mistakes
The Martyring of Trump Federal and state justice systems are producing a feature film called “The Martyring of Trump.” Our Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows needs to avoid being a main character in this black comedy film.It is vital that the power to determine who appears on the presidential ballot is determined by We […]
Restorative Justice Project’s crime discussion rescheduled for Jan. 4
The Restorative Justice Project Maine is hosting a discussion about current data on crime, belonging and safety in Sagadahoc County, along with the University of Southern Maine’s Catherine Cutler Institute and the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office. The free event is from 5-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4, at the West Bath Fire Station. The event was […]
State Sen. Cameron Reny running for reelection
Democrat Cameron Reny is serving her first term representing Senate District 13, which includes Wiscasset and Boothbay.
Brunswick warming center to stay open nightly through winter
The Gathering Place was awarded a $96,000 MaineHousing grant to keep its warming center open through April.
Tom Purcell: A win-win New Year’s resolution
Here’s a great New Year’s resolution: get a pet. As we wrap up a very inflationary 2023, pet shelters across the country are at maximum capacity and they don’t have room to house the pets people are turning in. ABC News reports that animals entering shelters began to climb in 2021. During the COVID pandemic, […]
The Maine Idea: Presidential leadership amid war and peace
At year’s end, our thoughts turn to war and peace — too much of the former, not enough of the latter. For 75 years, the United States has been the world’s most important nation, and despite constant predictions of decline, remains so. Its presidents are central to whatever progress toward peace can be made internationally. […]
Book review: A Chamberlain tome you can’t put down
I purchased an amazing new book entitled “On Great Fields, The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain,” by Ronald C. White. The bookstore on the campus of Bowdoin College has a large display of the book, which brought it to my attention. It is an extensive history of Gen. Chamberlain from his […]
Intertidal: Fog provides stillness and focus
This is the last column of 2023. This time of the turning of the year is often a reflective one — the year in photos, the year’s best and worst, the year’s celebrations and regrets. This recounting of last year along with concerns about the coming one, in combination with the flurry that surrounds the […]
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