Everybody looks forward to life after Covid-19. Scientists believe that may not come soon. Most people worry. Some demand emergency measures end now in hopes of restarting the full economy. The combination of protective measures and halted economic activity cannot go on indefinitely. Even with Covid-19 as a threat, the economy cannot be suspended for […]
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Guest column: COVID, carbon and clean air: A mountain’s lesson
On a sunny morning last month, my husband and I took our dog for a walk in Harpswell’s Mitchell Field. When we came to the highest portion of trail along the field running down to Middle Bay, the view stopped my breath and feet. Beyond the bay, Mt. Washington, formerly a vague hump on the […]
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Dick Polman: The fake ‘Obamagate’ is Trump’s new birther con
Trump’s pathetic competitive obsession with his predecessor knows no bounds, and now that his deadly failures are being fully exposed, he actually thinks he can distract the public with yet another lie about the guy who easily tops him as a president and as a man. With 80,000 Americans dead and no plan to staunch […]
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Carl Golden: Biden needs to get out of the basement
He’s stuck in the basement of his home in Wilmington, Del., unable to engage in traditional campaigning, soak up the cheers of raucous rally crowds or impress audiences with knowledgeable and insightful policy pronouncements. In addition to the frustrations of home confinement, former Vice President Joe Biden is tormented daily by published and broadcast reports […]
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Intertidal: Reflections on World Migratory Bird Day
Last week, a massive global event took place, and it didn’t involve COVID-19. It was an amazing effort by more than 30,000 people globally to celebrate the amazing diversity of life on the planet – bird life. Typically, groups of people participate in this annual event, but this year, it was limited to individuals. The […]
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Ill-timed invasion of the murder hornets
The murder hornets don’t stand a chance. We’re still amid a pandemic that has dragged on way too long, producing far too many bizarre, exaggerated doomsday scenarios on social media. Some of our political leaders are enjoying absolute power a little too absolutely. Conspiracy theorists claim Bill Gates, who’s probably an extraterrestrial, purposely spread COVID-19 […]
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Peter Funt: Class of 2020, can you hear me now?
Thank you, Class of 2020! It’s an honor to be delivering your college commencement address, even with this awkward Zoom connection. Testing… I’m sorry you and your friends won’t be partying tonight but, when you think about it, today isn’t all bad. You didn’t have to rent the purple cap and gown that hasn’t been […]
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Commentary: For parents of color, schooling at home can be an act of resistance
My 6-year-old hates the British. To be more specific, the British Empire that ruled over up to a quarter of the world’s land by the early 1900s. Hates that one of the biggest diamonds in the world, found in India over 1,000 years ago, now sits in the queen’s set of crown jewels. Hates that […]
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Letters: Disappointed in CDC’s lack of guidance; Hugs: A personal history
Disappointed in CDC’s lack of guidance I don’t know anyone who isn’t eager to see our states open back up for business and recreation post Covid-19, thus beginning to stabilize the job and revenue losses they have all sustained. People too have had enough of being inside, often juggling too many tasks such as childcare […]
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Dick Polman: Refusing to wear a mask is America at its worst
There are many things I love about my country. But “rugged individualism,” when taken to its extreme, does not make my list. Nor does religious zealotry, when its practice threatens the welfare of other people. For instance, here’s Nino Vitale, a Republican state representative in Ohio, explaining why he refuses to wear a face mask […]