As many people have been doing lately, I have been combining home school activities with my professional life in new ways. I find myself looking for teaching opportunities and connections to education even more so than ever. While cooking dinner, I talk about fractions; while paying bills, I talk about decimals; and while writing articles, […]
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Guest column: Recycling’s escapist downside
“Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.” Like so many catchy phrases the problem is there’s indeed a catch. Here the difficulty is that in actual practice that friendly admonishment is largely embraced in reverse order. That none of it is practiced by a majority remains a steadfast elephant in the room. That the room’s being painted more and […]
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Guest column: Earth Day lessons from Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust
Each of us is learning to come to terms with the unprecedented consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing guidelines as our own individual circumstances dictate. At the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust (BTLT), we have been finding refuge from the anxiety and uncertainty by being outside in nature and connecting our community members to each […]
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Letter: U.S. support of WHO should continue
In a recent AP article, we are told that the World Health Organization (WHO) and various others “lament” the Administration’s withdrawal of funding for WHO’s operations. We write, on behalf of the Maine Chapter of the United Nations Association-USA, to address this unwarranted action. To lament, to grieve or to deplore is not sufficient. These […]
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Guest column: Unlike Gideon, Collins is born to lead in time of crisis
Sara Gideon’s recent op-ed (“Maine’s health care workers need protective equipment, federal action now,” The Times Record, April 5) is woefully misinformed. Either Maine’s Speaker of the House isn’t paying attention to what is happening in Washington, or she is cherry picking statistics to misrepresent current events for political gain. Either option is unbecoming for […]
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Guest column: Growing joblessness and decrepit bridges: An unlikely opportunity
Vehicle traffic in the state of Maine is nearly half of what it was last year as Mainers and people across the country adhere to stay-at-home orders.1 This has signaled to some an opportunity to repair regularly trafficked roads without too much disruption. Traffic reduction, however, presents a unique opportunity to replace structurally deficient bridges […]
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Guest column: Maine’s teachers, staff and parents deserve our thanks and support
Last month, nearly overnight, Maine’s 15,000 public school teachers shifted to remote teaching in the wake of COVID-19. Within a matter of days, they got up to speed on the various online teaching methods and helped their students, who were just as uncomfortable, navigate the sudden changes. I’m very proud of our teachers, staff, administrators […]
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Douglas Rooks: Biden’s choice: Finding the yin to his yang
Like many other things, the presidential race is on hold – a blessed relief to many, it must be said. Maine’s primary election has been delayed to July 14, the Democratic National Convention has been pushed to Aug. 17, and in-person campaigning is just not possible, for now. This would a good time, however, to […]
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Bath Council approves small business economic relief loan program
Bath City Council on April 15 approved funding for an Economic Relief Bridge Loan Program in response to the immediate needs of small businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The one-time loans will offer up to $7,500 for small businesses in Bath, and will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis with program funding up […]
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Guest column: How might we change after this historic time of pandemic?
The average person, like myself, did not see this crisis coming. Even if I had read about Bill Gates’ prediction that the next big crisis affecting more than 10 million people would likely be a virus affecting the respiratory system, I could not have imagined anything remotely like the changes we are experiencing now: sheltering […]