A cold front along with rain and snow showers ushered in a new air mass of chillier conditions overnight. This cold weather will last into the weekend.
2017
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Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
EPA nominee has balanced view on environment, will be good for our state
Scott Pruitt will restore the agency to its proper role and away from damaging abuses of its authority.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Don’t put off deadline on implementing retail sales of marijuana
Lawmakers should try to finish the work within nine months, even if they don’t like the policy.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: What have we learned about American economy during Obama’s term?
Job creation seems resilient in the short term, but rates of participation, wages are still lagging.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Dana Milbank: To have some hope of unity, you need a measure of honesty
It would appear Trump’s campaign manager shares her boss’ view about the definition of truth.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: ‘Skeleton bills’ in Legislature not ideal, but are born of necessity
I write this letter in response to Marina Villeneuve’s Dec. 31 article in the Press Herald regarding the filing of “skeleton bills” by Maine legislators. I understand several of the criticisms voiced in the article regarding the vagueness of so-called concept bills. However, as a first-time legislator just learning the details of the bill-filing process […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Mike Harmon was a bold writer who fostered open debate
I was saddened to learn about the accidental death of 1967 Bowdoin classmate Mike Harmon, a longtime columnist and former editor for your newspaper. I learned about Mike’s passing from another classmate, Tom Allen, who described him as a “thoughtful, talented, kind person who encouraged constructive debates.” Tom is a Democrat and a former congressman […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Parts of new marijuana law can be implemented quickly
Just as Americans must all accept the fact that Donald Trump won the election, even by the slimmest margin, so must Mainers accept that a slim majority of us also voted to substantially end cannabis prohibition. Hopefully, the latter will help us cope with the former. Now it is up to lawmakers to “interpret our […]
Posted inTimes Record
Meditations in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK Shastri Christopher St. John looked on from the front of the room as his five students sat still and silent, their legs crossed and their minds free — for the moment, at least — of the daily hustle and bustle. The students looked to their teacher from time to time, but for the most […]