What is racism? Dictionary.com defines it as “a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one’s own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.” Racism is […]
November 2016
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Public owed answers on Long Creek suicide
Troubled history shows the need for transparency in Maine’s juvenile corrections system.
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Another View: Electoral College protects rural states’ interests
Candidates would never reach beyond their base without this time-honored vote-counting system.
Posted inTimes Record
President Fred Harris to retire from BIW and NASSCO
General Dynamics has announced that current President of Bath Iron Works Frederick Harris will be retiring effective January 1. Harris, who has held that position since 2013, will also be stepping down from his position as president of NASSCO, a General Dynamics shipyard in San Diego. “Throughout his extensive career with General Dynamics, Fred has […]
Posted inTimes Record
‘Pause’ in pot potential possible
BRUNSWICK At least one elected town leader is suggesting slowing down the roll out in Brunswick of recreational marijuana shops and venues. An item sponsored by District 6 Councilor Jane F. Millett calls for an emergency moratorium ordinance on retail marijuana stores, facilities and social clubs in town. The council will consider the moratorium during […]
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Topsham eyes pot proposal for May
TOPSHAM In light of the passage of a Maine referendum question legalizing recreational use of marijuana, Topsham residents at the May 2017 town meeting may consider a moratorium. According to unofficial statewide results, Question 1 passed Nov. 8 by a margin of about 4,070 votes. Topsham voters favored legalization of marijuana by only 76 votes, […]
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Despite LePage, refugees still coming to Maine
AUGUSTA Refugees will continue entering Maine despite Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s announcement that the state will no longer participate in a federally funded resettlement program. So far this year, about 607 refugees were resettled in Maine, and more will arrive next year. Over the past decade, the state has worked with Catholic Charities of Maine […]
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’Tis the season
FREEPORT Folks attending L.L. Bean’s 10th annual Northern Lights Christmas Tree Lighting expecting one large tree got plenty more on Friday night. In place of the traditional lighting, Discovery Forest — a sea of more than 700 fir trees grown on various Maine tree farms — was installed behind L.L. Bean’s flagship store in Freeport. […]
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Bowdoin students protest TD Bank in Portland over Standing Rock
PORTLAND Bowdoin College students symbolically stood with activists in Standing Rock, North Dakota by protesting TD Bank in Portland on Friday. “We are here today to raise our voices in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux and demand that TD Bank end its line of credit in the dangerous and destructive Dakota Access Pipeline,” said […]