My governor Gavin Newsom has finally found an excuse to get out of the state he’s been tyrannizing for the last three years. He’s going around to red states like Florida, telling them how they’re the ones that are doing everything wrong. While Newsom is AWOL, which actually is a good thing for the over-taxed […]
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Elwood Watson: We don’t need to mandate ‘trigger warnings’ in college
Amen to Cornell University president Martha Pollack and Provost Michael Kotlikoff for rejecting to ratify a proposal introduced by the student senate to mandate trigger warnings into syllabi and course content. In a statement, Pollack and Kotlikoff said such a mandate “would infringe on our core commitment to academic freedom and freedom of inquiry and […]
Maine Maritime Museum selected for national program to plan for future
The Maine Maritime Museum is one of 79 museums and cultural institutions across the country selected for the program to help with strategic planning.
Wanted: Brunswick innkeeper. Pay? Up to $90K. Résumé? Too old-fashioned.
The owner of the OneSixtyFive inn is seeking an innkeeper by asking for an essay or video instead of a resume.
From the Chamber: Cornerstone thank-yous and the Young Professional of the Year
This week, we’re continuing with our series highlighting the award winners from our BBRC Annual Awards Dinner held last month. The past two weeks we’ve highlighted our Large Business of the Year, Darling’s Brunswick Ford; our Small Business of the Year, Midcoast Humane; our President’s Award recipient, Bob Langworthyk and our Director’s Award recipient, Charleen […]
Dick Polman: Generation Z flexes its muscle, imperils MAGA republicans
I’m updating a plea uttered by Princess Leia in “Star Wars”: “Help us, Generation Z! You’re our only hope!” Fortunately, the youngest voters in the electorate (current ages 18 to 26) are already helping us, big time. By landslide margins, as best evidenced at the ballot box, they’re sickened by the MAGA GOP’s racism, sexism, […]
‘Everyone needs to eat more lobster’: Red’s Eats opens for 85th season
Red’s Eats lobster shack in Wiscasset is holding a fundraiser for the Maine lobster industry this summer in hopes of countering federal regulations.
Peter Roff: You can’t tax your way back to prosperity
It’s tax season again and, with the possible exception of President Joe Biden and a few members of Congress, we’re not happy about it. Overall, thanks to the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the federal tax bill many of us will pay is down from what it might have been. Biden thinks that’s a […]
Ecomaine celebrates Earth Day with ecofest in North Yarmouth
Ecomaine, Maine’s leader in single-sort recycling and sustainable waste management, is hosting its Earth Day celebration, ecofest, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 22, North Yarmouth’s Wescustogo Hall and Community Center. Ecofest will have exhibitor and vendor tables with information and resources to help live more sustainably through waste reduction, reuse, recycling and […]
Boys lacrosse: New Morse coach looks to establish ‘new culture’
Former Bowdoin College assistant coach Cooper Quenneville eager to lead Shipbuilders.