Gaza in crisis Since 2006, Gaza, the size of Philadelphia, has been under the control of Hamas militants and subjected to an Israeli blockade that has prevented economic development and people leaving. People are trapped in Gaza with virtually no ability to develop resources or means of exit. Rather than attempting to change this situation […]
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Topsham School Board makes changes to proposed policy for transgender students
The SAD 75 board has been navigating parents’ concerns since early September, when they first proposed a policy aimed at protecting the privacy of transgender students who were out at school but not at home.
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Estes owner proposes new plan to convert South Harpswell restaurant into home
The owner of the former Estes Lobster House is seeking permission to take down part of the building and convert the rest into a home. Larry Crooker owns the South Harpswell property through Estes Properties LLC. Crooker wants to remove a 40-foot-by-30-foot section from the south end of the building. Crooker also would remove about […]
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: A unique celebration of Maine Open Lighthouse Day
Early each September, the United States Coast Guard, the Maine Office of Tourism and the American Lighthouse Foundation sponsor Maine Open Lighthouse Day. The event provides an opportunity for the public to visit and explore many historic lighthouses and attracts more than 15,000 visitors each year. This year, the event was held on Sept. 9. […]
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Brunswick police subdue man in mental health crisis at apartment tower
Brunswick police said officers negotiated with the man for three hours as he hung out a window at the Woodlawn Towers.
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The Conversation: How the ‘laws of war’ apply to the conflict between Israel and Hamas
THE CONVERSATION — The killing of Israeli civilians by Hamas and retaliatory airstrikes on the densely populated Gaza Strip by Israel raises numerous issues under international law. Indeed, President Joe Biden made express reference to the “laws of war” in comments he made at the White house on Oct. 10, 2023, noting that while democracies like […]
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Bowdoin College inaugurates first woman president
Safa Zaki is Bowdoin College’s first woman president in its 229-year history.
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The Maine Idea: In the absence of peace, war becomes inevitable
The war in Gaza briefly pushed all other national news off the front page. Front and center is the horror of a well-armed terrorist group, Hamas, attacking Israel during Yom Kippur – just as Egypt and Syria attacked 50 years ago. Its atrocities, even in an age of seemingly casual violence, have shocked the world. […]
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Just a Little Old: The Boebertization of the Republican Party
You’ve probably heard the news about the latest scandal involving one of the GOP’s MAGA stars, a camera-hungry firebrand by the name of Lauren Boebert, a congresswoman from Colorado. To recap: Boebert was recently with her boyfriend at a family-friendly Beetlejuice concert where she was vaping, yelling loudly, taking photos and, the topper, groping her […]
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Gordon L. Weil: Nobel Prizes signal rise of women
Among this year’s Nobel Prizes, four of the six awards went to a woman – two of them without a male counterpart. The world’s top prizes recognized the role of women in a rare year of multiple women winners. They won outright the Peace and Economic Sciences prizes and shared with men in Physics and […]
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