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Guest column: Boredom bites

Boredom bites, right? Now wait. Don’t be offended. I truly I don’t know what “bites” means in the vernacular. But I know if something “bites” it means it’s not a good thing. Thus as an example, boredom bites. “Boredom” is aptly defined as “tedium,” and also as “ennui” which I always thought was that whitish, long-leafed […]

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Carl Golden: Republicans continue petty political squabbles amid the pandemic

Even as the delta variant of the COVID-19 virus rips through the country, sending infections and hospitalizations soaring to levels not experienced in months, many Congressional Republicans cling stubbornly to the notion it’s no more serious than a hangnail and preventive or protective steps are unnecessary. From the onset of the most serious public health […]

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Dick Polman: COVID widow tells deniers to get real

Kudos to grieving widow Julia Letlow, a Louisiana Republican congresswoman, for setting the record straight. Better late than never. Last November – you may dimly recall, if at all – her husband Luke won a House seat but never made it to Washington. In mid-December he announced that he had COVID. Twelve days later, he […]

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Maine cultural centers awarded federal grants

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree announced the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ Museums for America  program will award three projects in Maine’s First Congressional District with a combined $659,441 in grants and combined matching amounts of $415,175. “Through my role on the House Appropriations Committee, I am proud to advocate for this vital arts funding to […]