For Republicans, new proposals include penalizing companies that help their Texas employees seek abortions elsewhere, limiting access to abortion-inducing drugs by mail and dispensing emergency contraception.
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Posted inGirls Hockey, Sports, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine
Brunswick girls hockey team pulls away from Mt. Ararat co-op
Dragons receive balanced scoring en route to 8th win in 9 games.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Biden, Trudeau talk Haiti, trade at Mexico City summit
All 3 world leaders were to discuss migration, trade and climate change as they look to mend tensions that have divided the continent.
Posted inNation & World, News
‘What madness looks like’: Russia intensifies attack on a wrecked city
After Ukrainian forces recaptured the southern city of Kherson in November, the battle heated up around the city of Bakhmut, and Russia is hungry to show a victory somewhere.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion, Uncategorized
The Conversation: Democracy under attack in Brazil: 5 questions about the storming of Congress and the role of the military
THE CONVERSATION — Thousands of far-right supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro stormed the country’s Congress, Supreme Court and presidential palace on Jan. 8, 2023. In images similar to those from the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, demonstrators were seen overwhelming and beating police while breaching the security perimeter of the buildings. It […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Mainewhile: State needs more progress on dental care coverage
I haven’t conducted a formal poll or anything, but I’m willing to bet that a quite a few of us made at least a few New Year’s resolutions that center on health. Maybe we want to eat better or walk more or do yoga. Maybe we are resolving to get better sleep or reduce the […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Democrats might have selected a better House speaker
In the recent vote for speaker of the House, Democrats took justifiable pride in their consistent support for Hakeem Jeffries. But at what cost? Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s concessions to the Freedom Caucus will hurt Democrats at least as much as mainstream Republicans. Among other concessions, a single caucus member can now place McCarthy’s speakership in […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Life Unwound: Let yourself be drawn by what you love
New Year’s resolutions. Ugh. Do you make up rules that you break within days, hours or minutes? “I will not eat sugar, all year, or maybe never, starting now.” It lasts until you crave, or hunger or question, “Who created this stupid rule?” It happens to everyone, I assume, at some point, that moment when […]
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Letter to the editor: Single-payer could ease hospitals’ growing financial stresses
Turning to a for-profit for financial help, as Northern Light Health is doing, won’t mitigate factors like billing- and insurance-related costs.