Here’s a holiday season quiz for you: It’s the most <fill in the blank> time of the year. Wonderful? Stressful? Exciting? Overwhelming? I hope the answer for you is the first one, but more likely all of these answers ring true at some point during these few weeks. I cannot stress enough how important self-care […]
2019
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Sen. Collins will seek 5th term, setting stage for fierce, costly 2020 race
The Republican announced her re-election bid in a letter to supporters, ending months of speculation about a race that already has attracted record early contributions as both parties brace for a highly partisan battle.
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Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Commentary: When a chief justice reminded senators in an impeachment trial that they were not jurors
That senators are not jurors in the traditional sense, was well established at the outset of the 1999 impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Rich Manieri: For the love of the dog
Mark Twain said, “The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.” I’m not that cynical but I understand what he meant.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Portland Meetings: Dec. 18-Dec. 25
Wed. 12/18 4 p.m. Public Art Committee PPL Wed. 12/18 5 p.m. Historic Preservation Board Meeting CH Wed. 12/18 6 p.m. Overset Road and Hope Street Parking Public Meeting 171 Auburn St. Wed. 12/18 6:15 p.m. Peaks Island Council 129 Island Ave. Thur. 12/19 8 a.m. Allocation Committee Meeting CH Thur. 12/19 9 a.m. Emergency […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Portland’s city arborist helps keep ‘Forest City’ green
For his dedication and his initiative, Jeff Tarling has earned recognition in the form of a front-page Telegram profile.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Editorial offers no good reason for impeachment
Your editorial (Our View, Dec. 17) states that President Trump should be impeached in order to protect democracy. Maybe he should be impeached, but the reason you select is only used to scare the reader. Our democracy has never been stronger. It is the institutions in our country that are failing. But with failure comes […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Views of King, Golden on impeachment now in the spotlight
Now that the House Democrats’ efforts to impeach the president have been watered down to a political sideshow, how Sen. Susan Collins will vote after the Senate trial is no longer a question. But other interesting questions now surface: Maine’s 2nd District in 2016 provided the single Electoral College vote received by Donald Trump in […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Young activist wise not to let critics silence her
Re: “Trump criticizes teenage activist Greta Thunberg after Time honor” (Dec. 12): Sixteen-year-old Greta Thunberg, an outspoken, passionate and intelligent critic of global warning, has been an inspiring young prophet of the tragedy of global warming, which will seriously affect her generation. But now, as in the tradition of the Old Testament prophets of old, […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Driver faces unexpected Real ID roadblock
I recently went to renew my driver’s license and I took along my birth certificate so that I could get Real ID at the same time. The clerk said that my birth certificate was not valid for Real ID because it was a federal birth certificate, not a state one. My birth certificate says, “This […]