In the opening act of Tom Stoppard’s new semi-autobiographical play, “Leopoldstadt,” a Jewish man, Hermann, and his brother-in-law, Ludwig, debate the fate of Jews in 1899 Vienna. Ludwig presciently challenges Hermann’s look-on-the-bright-side dismissal of antisemitism in Austria. The play is timely. With antisemitism’s exponential rise in America, some American Jews are considering emigration. Jonathan Greenblatt, […]
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Gordon L. Weil: Legislatures could count more than voters
What was Mike Pence supposed to do? Attention is again focused on the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol when the Vice President didn’t do what then President Trump wanted and stop counting the electoral votes that would make Joe Biden president. Just what he was supposed to do was never clear. At least […]
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Local roundup: Richmond boys hand Forest Hills first loss of season
Hunter Mason scores game-high 26 points in the victory.
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With day care waitlists overflowing, Brunswick Parks & Rec set to open new program
More than 30 Brunswick children have secured waitlist spots for the Parks & Recreation’s new infant and toddler day care program, which is set to open in February or March.
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David Treadwell: A walk down Christmas memory lane
Christmas Eve, 1966: My then-wife Carol and I took our 7-week-old son David III to church in Canton, Massachusetts. Swaddled in a fuzzy white sleeper sack, he was the hit of the service. Old ladies cooed. Old men smiled. Small children peered in wonder at the baby’s face, thinking that baby David might have been […]
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Book Notes: Reading John, the mystery of Christmas
When it comes to reading the Christmas story in the Bible, the Gospel writer Luke gets most of the attention. Like a film director, he vividly captures poor Mary giving birth in a stable as shepherds watch their flocks and a band of angels fills the Bethlehem sky, announcing the good news. But to me, […]
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The Maine Idea: ‘Tax relief’ has a downside, too
In the 1960s, when Maine had poorly paid teachers, decrepit high schools and the lowest incomes in New England, it made little sense to increase property taxes to provide better schools. So Gov. Ken Curtis, with the aid of key Republican legislative leaders, enacted a progressive income tax in 1969 that lowered property taxes and […]
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Intertidal: Local resources teach residents how to reduce their impact on the Maine coast
Maybe you’re starting to think about priorities for the new year and what you might try to do more or less of going forward. If you live along the coast, as we do in Brunswick, you might decide to spend some time learning more about how to be a responsible citizen of that coast. While […]
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Tom Purcell: Hope is all we have
I’m filled with a renewed sense of hope all of the sudden. Truthfully, I don’t know why I feel such hopefulness. Last Friday I went to the hospital to have a hernia surgically repaired. They stuffed a hose down my mouth and pumped me with air, then sliced and sewed and got my torn parts […]
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