The decision to update the New Deal-era Davis-Bacon Act caps off months of debate among experts about how best to mandate union requirements for federal funds.
2023
Posted inNation & World, News
Ukraine says Russia targeted rescue workers with a ‘double tap’ missile strike
One of the 9 killed was an emergency official, and most of those wounded were police officers, emergency workers and soldiers.
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Kristin Jhamb: Not everyone in Brunswick has a slush fund
My husband and I attended Monday night’s town council meeting in Brunswick. It was well attended, despite not being well publicized. We arrived at 6:30 p.m. to a packed room and saw many familiar faces that represent many facets of our community. This is one of the things we love about Brunswick. Near the beginning of […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
The Conversation: Cats first finagled their way into human hearts and homes thousands of years ago – here’s how
THE CONVERSATION — A few years ago, I had the opportunity to go on safari in southern Africa. One of the greatest thrills was going out at night looking for predators on the prowl: lions, leopards, hyenas. As we drove through the darkness, though, our spotlight occasionally lit up a smaller hunter – a slender, […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Congratulations on the first week of the new Press Herald
Congrats on the first week of the new Press Herald. We appreciate the increased focus on our neighbors and meaningful developments in Maine communities. Less violence, less rehashing stories from wire services, more digging into what’s going on around us. Thank you! Susan and Clifford Gilpin Falmouth
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Martin’s Point case shows need for Medicare for all
An excellent article by reporter Joe Lawlor was headlined “Martin’s Point fraud settlement highlights shortcomings in Medicare Advantage program” (Aug. 4). It might have said the settlement highlights shortcomings in “private, market-based insurance.” Over and over again, we bemoan the failings of treating health care as a business. Yet we are the only developed country […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: RSU 21’s plan to cut music teachers’ time hits sour note
Do you value the immeasurable impact of arts on education? Speak up against the proposal to move music education to recess and slash class time.
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Commentary: A tour through Red Sox Nation
From Low-A Salem to Boston, Travis Lazarczyk saw the Red Sox system through four games in five days in late July.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Challenge Trump and his authoritarian supporters often and loudly
Dictionary definition of “fascism”: “… exalts nation and often race above the individual … stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition.” That is: Donald Trump’s agenda. Those of us “woke” to the fascist movement underway in our nation must be louder. […]
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Another View: Israel’s own crisis of democracy is reaching a boiling point
Israel can save itself, if a majority of Israelis join forces with civil society and the nation’s Supreme Court.
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