It’s a bit daunting to write a column on the last day of the year – particularly a year such as 2020 has been. I have been thinking of various metaphors like seeing “2020” the sort-of clear-eyed vision that this year has imposed upon all of us for better or worse. It has been a […]
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Area athletic directors work behind the scenes in effort to ensure winter sports are a go
Whether it’s schedules, finding facilities or transportation, administrators do due diligence to get practices, games going.
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Morse High School librarian takes stand against racism
BATH — Over the front door of Morse High School is the “Welcome to 826 High Street” banner which promises that “every person, from every perspective and background, is welcomed in Our House.” In the wake of instances of culturally insensitive and offensive speech and language in the school, faculty like Librarian Dawn Lee have […]
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: The other Bigelow
Situated in western Maine’s Carrabassett Valley, the Bigelow Mountain Range is one of the state’s premier mountaineering venues. Paralleling the south shore of consequential Flagstaff Lake, Bigelow has six significant peaks. The Appalachian Trail traverses much of the range seductively lending itself to some excellent backpacking options. Bigelow Mountain has the distinction of possessing three […]
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From the Chamber: Understanding Chambers of Commerce, Year in Review Part III
Welcome back to our year in review series where we remember the good things that happened in 2020, while recognizing the struggles. In Part One, we looked at some good things that were currently underway, or about to happen, over the holidays. In Part Two we started at January and got into April highlighting pieces […]
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Dick Polman: Trump pardons 4 murdering war criminals
We assumed all along that the loser would top off his tenure by pardoning a motley crew of crooked politicians and lying felons. And he did so Tuesday night, blessing some bent congressmen who’d shown early fealty to MAGA, as well as some flunkies who’d lied for Der Leader during the federal probe of the […]
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Remember When: The 2010 Morse girls captured their first Class A swimming state title
After years of chasing, the Shipbuilders finally got their elusive title.
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Guest column: Dual-language for a brighter future in Brunswick
When the COVID-19 pandemic sent Brunswick teachers, parents and students scrambling to navigate a new world of virtual learning, many school district plans were understandably put on hold. One of these initiatives is the implementation of a dual-language program at Kate Furbish Elementary School. Now more than ever, we must come together as a community […]
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The Maine Idea: Can Joe Biden scale Mt. McConnell?
There was a perceptible sigh of relief when Congress, after months of delay, finally passed a coronavirus relief bill just before its holiday adjournment. It’s a 5,000-page monstrosity that no individual human being has read – a fact that roused well-merited criticism. That wasn’t the worst thing, though. Once again, this $900 billion spending plan […]
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Guest column: In fact, worry more about recycling
In his recent guest column, “Worry a little less about recycling at the end of 2020,” Bowdoin College student Andrew Meredith appears to argue that each of us is such a small part of our environment that we need not be individually concerned about what we do to it. However, the people of Brunswick, Bowdoin […]