Reddit’s IPO will test the quirky company’s ability to overcome a nearly 20-year history colored by uninterrupted losses, management turmoil and user backlashes.
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Two major newspaper chains dropped the AP. What will it mean for readers?
Gannett and McClatchy are dropping news from the Associated Press. Observers warned the cost-saving move will rob readers of a reliable source of reporting.
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New bipartisan bill would require online identification, labeling of AI-generated videos and audio
It’s the latest effort to rein in rapidly developing technologies that, if misused, could easily deceive and mislead.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Letters to the editor: HS vaping, sheriff’s race, housing problems and more
High school vaping Morse High School has a problem. The 2023 Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey reports that almost 20% of Morse students have vaped in the last 30 days. That is nearly 150 children addicted, or at risk of being addicted, to nicotine. This problem is not unique to the Morse. I recently spoke […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
‘Love Lies Bleeding’: Kristen Stewart in a radically ripped romance
It is 1989 New Mexico in Rose Glass’s “Love Lies Bleeding,” and it is also not. Despite the radio reporting the fall of the Berlin Wall and some very “Just Say No”-era drug busts, this is a mythic 1980s and a mythic USA, peopled by venal desperados pulled from the mildewed pages of a 1950s […]
Posted inMaine, Politics
Divided committee supports study of program to voluntarily waive gun rights
The Legislature’s Judiciary Committee tabled three other gun-related bills during a work session Thursday and will take them up again at a later date.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
LC Van Savage: Here’s to the guys who brought it over
Have you ever wondered what it must feel like to be very well known? Maybe you already are, so you do know. I wonder if it’s as fun as it appears to be. An awful lot of people have attained fame over the years, some good, some not so good. The fame, or really renown, […]
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Maine home sales finally increased in February, but so did prices
Demand for homes in Maine continues to outpace the supply, which is pushing prices up, experts say.
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Spirit of Life: Seeding our future with intention
The time for planting seeds is fast approaching. Just last night, a good friend gave me a selection of carefully curated seeds. A few seeds of several varieties of tomatoes, cukes, peppers and squash were lovingly placed into bright, multi-colored envelopes and labeled with a quality of penmanship I can’t help but envy. The seeds […]
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Midcoast churches offer Easter Holy Week services
Midcoast churches have begun scheduling services for Holy Week. Listings include Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday (March 28-31). For those unlisted, contact your local congregation. Bath • Bath United Methodist Church, 340 Oak Grove Ave.: 6:30 p.m. services on Holy Thursday and Good Friday, and 11:15 a.m. service on Easter Sunday. […]