This is a season when candles are being lit with increased regularity. Many religious communities are kindling lights (i.e. on a wreath for Advent and Christmas, a menorah for Hanukkah, a kinara for Kwanzaa, a Unitarian Universalist chalice for, well, everything, etc.). Individuals and families are putting lights on their houses or trees and, in […]
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Just a Little Old: The bike whisperer found his right lane
Mark Wheeler got his first real bicycle when he was a 12-year-old boy living in Indianapolis. “It was a blue-and-white Schwinn with fat tires, and I rode it everywhere. I liked the feeling of freedom, knowing that I could get where I wanted to go.” Mark still loves biking at age 84. Over the years, […]
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Joe Guzzardi: U.S. ecological footprint confronts the border crisis
Ask the millions of migrants who have either entered the United States or are lined up at the border what motivated their journeys and all will answer that they’re in pursuit of the proverbial better life. Translated, a better life means they’re longing to become consumers — consumers of housing, hard goods like cars and […]
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Danny Tyree: Will this be your best Christmas ever?
When writing advertising copy, I sometimes find myself desperately searching for a zinger of a tag line — and settling for trite admonitions such as “Make this the best hunting season ever” or “Make this the best summer vacation ever.” I despise such capitulations to deadlines, because listeners with terminal illnesses, maxed-out credit cards or […]
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Dick Polman: Gay marriage no longer a right-wing wedge issue
As I watched President Joe Biden sign the historic marriage equality law, his latest of many legislative achievements, I couldn’t help but marvel at how much American culture has changed during the past quarter century. Sometimes the long arc of history does bend toward justice. Those of us with MAGA PTSD, benumbed as we’ve been […]
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Gordon Weil: Ukraine is winnable, needs continued support
Opposition to Russia has been a core value of American policy for decades. Under the Soviet Union and now as the Russian Federation, it has threatened world peace as it pursues its quest for domination. The U.S. favors a system governed by agreed rules; Russia favors chaos. Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is the latest example […]
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Local roundup: Richmond girls basketball edges Valley
Kara Briand has a double-double in the Bobcats’ win.
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Bowdoinham Public Library opens used-books store
The Bowdoinham Public Library has opened a used-books store, Merryreading Books, in the basement of Merrymeeting Hall on Main Street. Operated entirely by volunteers in donated space, the venture is intended to replace the revenue generated by the town’s annual plant sale, which will end next May after 50 years. Recently, the library — which […]
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Defense bill authorizing BIW contracts passes in the Senate
The 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, which authorizes funds for three DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers next year as well as a five-year procurement contract, passed 83-11 with bipartisan support Thursday night.
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United Way asks Midcoast to give feedback through survey
United Way of Mid Coast Maine is inviting people who live or work in the Midcoast to fill out an online survey about issues they are facing today. As a component of its strategic planning process, United Way is looking for community insight to help inform its work. The survey should take no more than […]
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