Anyone who professes to be shocked by the Taliban victory in Afghanistan has not been paying attention. It was always bound to happen. It was merely delayed because Uncle Sam kept his trillion-dollar finger in the dike for 20 years. Were we fated to remain forever, in a land that had already proved fatally inhospitable […]
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Afghan government collapses and Taliban on verge of controlling country: 5 essential reads
THE CONVERSATION — The president of Afghanistan has fled and the government apparently fallen, after Taliban insurgents captured the capital city of Kabul on Aug. 15, 2021. The Taliban also seized the presidential palace. There would be “no transitional government in Afghanistan,” Taliban officials told Reuters news service. The insurgent group “expects a complete handover of power.” According to the Associated Press, […]
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John Micek: Our endless COVID summer
It all kind of piled up this week. COVID hospitalizations and deaths are up. We’re still trying to convince the unvaccinated to get vaccinated, even as intensive care units fill beyond capacity. As the Delta variant attacks our children, Florida’s governor threatens the withhold the wages of educators who want to protect the lives of […]
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Letter: Name the new bridge after a woman
I find the new pop-up group supporting the building of a new bridge between Topsham and Brunswick puzzling (See: New group emerges in debate over Frank J. Wood bridge replacement in Aug. 9 edition). MDOT never seemed to need such public support before. They make decisions and convince us of the need for them. So […]
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Commentary: Orwell’s ideas remain relevant 75 years after ‘Animal Farm’ was published
Seventy-five years ago, in August 1946, George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” was published in the United States. It was a huge success, with over a half-million copies sold in its first year. “Animal Farm” was followed three years later by an even bigger success: Orwell’s dystopian novel “Nineteen Eighty-Four.” In the years since, Orwell’s writing has […]
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Letter: When it comes to trees, when will we learn?
Driving by the Naval Air base, I was once again confronted with the ongoing deforestation across Bath Road from Coastal Classic & Sports Car and Fat Boy Drive Inn. Come on Brunswick, does your Naval Base redevelopment have to look so utterly blighted, like a really bad haircut that will never recover? Also, there was […]
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Jase Graves: Take a hike. Save a tick.
With blistering summer weather in full force and shiny new COVID-19 variants emerging like another season of “The Bachelor,” many Americans have taken to the great outdoors–despite recently reported attacks by grizzly bears, alligators, and President Joe Biden’s surviving German shepherd, Major (R.I.P. Champ). And speaking of cantankerous canines, I normally limit my own experiences […]
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Giving Voice: Brunswick shelter hires new staff due to rising need for homelessness services
Two new case managers joined Tedford Housing’s staff this summer to meet the rising need for homelessness services in the Southern Mid Coast Maine region. When Maine responded to COVID-19 by enacting a state of emergency, there was no question that the shelter would remain open during the pandemic as Tedford Housing’s frontline emergency shelter […]
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Gordon Weil: Roads, bridges built on false foundation
The U.S. Senate is lying to you (and possibly to itself). Maybe it’s in a good cause, but it’s still a lie. The intentional falsehood is that the bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill can be financed without raising taxes. Its use of smoke and mirrors could help explain why people don’t trust government, an unfortunate […]
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Commentary: Will NIMBYs sink new clean energy projects?
The evidence says no – if developers listen to local concerns