Leaked Roe opinion sparks anger As the draft opinion on Roe v. Wade was being leaked, Sen. Susan Collins was on CNN attempting to soft-pedal her involvement with helping to turn the court majority conservative. We can all remember her saying, in 2019, as she voted to confirm Kavanaugh, that she didn’t believe that he […]
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Donation helps fund final work on Maine’s First Ship
The Maine Antiques Dealers Association presented Maine’s First Ship with a $1,000 check Wednesday afternoon, one month before the ship’s scheduled launch on June 4.
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Bath gears up for National Bike Month
A mountain bike ride at the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust’s Lily Pond Preserve on May 7 will kick of a slate of events hosted by the Bath Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee celebrating National Bike Month.
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Letter: Time to take oil industry to court?
Where are the lawyers when we need them? I have never been a fan of class action suits but now I think we need liability lawyers to step up and go after the fossil fuel companies. After watching a PBS Frontline episode last week about how the fossil fuel industry obstructed legislation to slow climate […]
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Commentary: Universal access to free meals at schools can lead to lower grocery bills and healthier food purchases
The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. THE BIG IDEA Families with children can save US$11 to $39 per month, or $132 to $468 per year, on groceries through the Community Eligibility Provision – a federal program through which high-poverty schools or districts provide free breakfast and lunch to all students […]
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Guest column: Some free speech warriors defend only speech that they like
Unlike so many people with Twitter and Facebook accounts these, I am not a constitutional scholar. I did go to law school, passed the Bar on my first try and have been practicing law since 1987 (give or take a few years when I detoured to teaching languages) but I don’t have the gravitas of […]
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Cony girls lacrosse rallies back to fend off Mt. Ararat
Azabell Assaf scores three goals in the comeback victory for Cony.
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Bath-area board chooses long-term solution over tax cut
The Regional School Unit 1 Board of Directors approved a $40.2 million budget proposal for 2023 on Monday.
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John Micek: What the founders meant by ‘virtue,’ and how it could save our politics now
Writing in his diary in the spring of 1759, John Adams mused aloud on the images that were likely to run through his head as he found himself lapsing into a thoughtful mood. “In such silent scenes, as riding or walking thro the Woods or sitting alone in my Chamber, or lying awake in my […]
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Guest column: Running for DA, standing up for change
I am an Assistant District Attorney for Augusta’s treatment courts. As a prosecutor, I employ accountability with compassion. I’m running for Cumberland County DA in the June 14 primary to deliver the criminal justice reform we voted for in 2018. If elected, I will advocate for treatment for substance use and mental health needs as […]