Did you ever hear about “quiet diplomacy?” Maybe not. After all, it’s supposed to be quiet. Also, it doesn’t work, at least not as intended. It is meant to work when countries, facing heavy pressure, change their policies without having to make embarrassing public concessions. It fails when those applying the pressure get nothing for […]
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Guest column: Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust grateful for members, supporters, success
The theme of the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust’s work in 2021 was gratitude. As we brainstormed to come up with an organizing theme, it just seemed to be the most salient sentiment any of us could pinpoint to sum up 2021. We’re grateful for our members, for our extraordinary staff and volunteers, for the communities we […]
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David Treadwell: Charlie Gordon’s extraordinary teaching legacy
Most people take some time to figure out what they want to do with their lives. Charlie Gordon is not “most people.” He knew he wanted to be a teacher at a young age because he taught swimming while working as a lifeguard during the summer. After graduating from Winthrop High School, Charlie went on […]
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Giving Voice: Brunswick clinic is a key piece in the Midcoast health care puzzle
For over 100 years, the United States has tried to find a politically acceptable way of providing access to health care to everyone. Early efforts included providing access through shared risk through private insurance, which helped some people. During World War II, employers began to offer private health insurance as a fringe benefit for their […]
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Dick Polman: ‘Don’t Look Up!’ is a documentary masquerading as satire
We yawn as we drift toward doom. The news is relentless, for those who deign to pay attention. For instance, scientists discovered last month that a massive (and, until now, stable) ice shelf at the bottom of the globe is rapidly crumbling, with serious consequences for us all: “The rapid transformation of the Arctic and […]
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The Maine Idea: Legislative term limits, and the ironies of age
Once again, the legislative season is off to a slow start, with just two session days scheduled this month, and committee hearings all online. That could change if the omicron variant makes its exit, but for now it looks like the third pandemic year for Maine lawmaking. In truth, expectations weren’t high. The short, four-month […]
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Letter: Brunswick council should reject mask mandate
I hope the Brunswick Town Council does not vote to institute an indoor mask mandate. With 86% of town residents vaccinated and two years of various restrictions, let’s not go back in time. This will have a negative impact on businesses. People should have the option to wear a mask or not, they shouldn’t be […]
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Commentary: Not all polarization is bad, but the US could be in trouble
One year after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, Americans’ perceptions about even the well-documented events of that day are divided along partisan lines.
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Local roundup: Vinalhaven boys basketball edges Pine Tree Academy
Lincoln Dennison paces Vikings with 11 points.
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Commentary: The ‘sore loser effect’: Rejecting election results can destabilize democracy and drive terrorism
An attendee at an October 2021 political rally hosted by right-wing activist Charlie Kirk asked: “How many elections are they going to steal before we kill these people?” The attendee was referring to the baseless allegation that Joe Biden stole the 2020 U.S. presidential election and that he unfairly denied Donald Trump reelection. Kirk, CEO […]