Virtually every aspect of Putin’s “Special Military Operation” has been a war crime. The invasion itself is a defined war crime of aggression. The sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines is an act of terrorism possibly perpetrated by the U.S. and Norway. Whether it’s a war crime is even less clear-cut. According to the International […]
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Gordon L. Weil: One lawsuit against Trump could easily succeed
Donald Trump’s Stormy Daniels hush money case has been getting prime media attention, but it matters far less than one potential federal case that could expose him to great legal jeopardy. Some cases Trump faces may be relatively minor, hard to prove or purely political, but his holding onto presidential documents places him in what […]
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Just a Little Old: A dramatization of the GOP political divide
The Cast: Evie: An evangelical Christian from a small town in Oklahoma. Originally drawn to Donald Trump because he promised to appoint anti-abortion judges. Now she’s all in. Three MAGA hats. House filled with Trump paraphernalia. Has attended many Trump rallies and several CPAC conventions. Watches Fox News and doesn’t trust any other media. Norm: […]
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Sen. Eloise Vitelli: Equal representation creates a more equal society
Our democracy is made stronger when more people, with a wide variety of perspectives and experiences, can make their voices heard. The baseline for this is the right to vote. But representation among elected leadership is just as important. When we have school boards, town councils and state legislatures that reflect the populations they represent, […]
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Bowdoinham residents peek behind curtain of EMS struggles at town meeting
Local EMS providers explained their staffing and budget challenges to Bowdoinham residents during a meeting Wednesday.
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Rural Bath residents seek grant for high-speed internet buildout
A group of about 500 Bath residents left out of the city’s new fiber-optic network plan hope to raise money for a fiber network of their own.
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Police: Alcohol likely a factor in early-morning crash in Brunswick
Police said Eric Conklin of Woolwich crashed into a utility pole on Casco Road around 2 a.m.
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The Maine Idea: Post office still stuck in neutral
It’s been four months since we last looked at the good old post office, as I prefer to call it, and things here got worse before they finally got better. The trough came in February when, on our rural route, the mail failed to arrive three consecutive days, and on the fourth – weirdly – […]
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Registration open for Catholic youth summer program
Registration is now open for Totus Tuus 2023, a summer program for Catholic youth grades one through 12 dedicated to teaching the Gospel and deepening love for God and the Church. This weeklong program will be presented in 10 Maine communities this summer: Houlton (June 18-23), Lewiston (June 18-23), Fort Kent (June 25-30), Jay and […]
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Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter, a Bowdoin graduate, on spying charge
The arrest of Evan Gershkovich, a 2014 Bowdoin College graduate, is the first time a U.S. correspondent was put behind bars on spying accusations since the Cold War.