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Tom Purcell: Save for a rainy day? Not in Washington.

When I grew up in the 1970s, my father taught my sisters and me to “always save for a rainy day.” He was a child of the Depression, after all, one of the longest “rainy day” periods Americans have ever experienced. In 2021, however, America’s new national mantra appears to be “borrow and spend like […]

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Letter: Brunswick student’s column thoughtful, surprising

Reading and rereading the five-column article in the past weekend edition (“Brunswick prepares students for jobs in sustainability,” The Times Record, March 19) written by Margaret Chingos on preparing students for work in the environmental field surprised and at the same time encouraged me to think the young generation can meet the great challenge of […]

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Guest column: For Women’s History Month, taking stock and looking forward

March is Women’s History Month, a time to reflect on how far women have come in fighting for equal rights and representation, and how much work we still have ahead of us. When our country was founded, women didn’t have the right to get an education, own property, manage their own finances or vote. Now, […]

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Commentary: Why is there so little research on guns in the US? 5 questions answered

When Stephen Paddock opened fire Oct. 1 on concertgoers in Las Vegas, killing 59, the city became the unfortunate host of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. Investigators are still trying to piece together the events that took place that evening, and why. Like other recent mass shootings, the events in Las Vegas were […]