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Elwood Watson: Visit Florida, where you’ll learn about the benefits of slavery

Florida has justly earned its recent reputation as the most dysfunctional, surreal, and outlandish state in the nation. The so-called Sunshine State continues to promote high-profile lunacy. Last week, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the new, updated framework for how Black history will be taught in K-12 schools, including guidelines that slavery was beneficial to enslaved […]

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Jase Graves: A summer staycation travel guide

Are you tired of financing a tank of gas? Are you afraid your armpits might burst into flames if you leave the air-conditioned confines of your home? Or maybe, like our family, you blew a decade’s worth of vacation savings on a trip to New York City over the Christmas holidays, and you’re still having […]

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From the Chamber: Three questions for the new normal

2023 has subtly been a time of some significant change. We are far enough past the pandemic that there’s a somewhat “return to normal,” but it’s not actually a return to normal at all — it’s a new normal. The new normal involves a shift in company culture, adjusted hours for staffing, new benefits, employee-driven […]

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The Conversation: As contentious judicial ‘reform’ becomes law in Israel, Netanyahu cements his political legacy

THE CONVERSATION — Israel’s parliament passed a law on July 24, 2023, that limits the Supreme Court’s ability to rein in government actions, part of a broader proposal by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to strengthen the power of the country’s executive branch. The legislation has divided the country for months, sparking massive demonstrations. Opponents say the […]

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Haberdashery sets up shop in Freeport Village Station

Downtown Freeport is now home to a new HOP Haberdashery Off Price store, which recently opened on Main Street across from L.L. Bean. The 3,000-square-foot boutique offers high-end apparel and footwear curated by co-owners Eva Idzikowska and Ray Maurice. Maurice and Idzikowska also own and operate a Haberdashery of New England store in Cape Elizabeth. […]

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Darling’s Brunswick Ford supports local food security efforts

Darling’s Brunswick Ford has become the first platinum sponsor of Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program with its gift of $15,000. The dealership, which opened in Brunswick in December 2020, welcomed the opportunity to give back to the community through the hunger relief nonprofit. MCHPP has been serving Brunswick and the Midcoast for 40 years. “Darling’s […]