As an adult, I’ve seen what happens when rhetoric hardens into organization and real-world violence. But let’s be clear — that is not what happened to Charlie Kirk. There is no link between what happened to Kirk and “antifa” or BLM or whatever the current administration has labeled as the enemy. The narrative being spun […]
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
The Ecology School in Saco launches statewide program to bring learning outside
The initiative, Outdoor School for All Maine Students, is a partnership with eight schools.
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Posted inMaine, News
Standing on Maine’s overpasses, protesters combat hopelessness
Part of a growing national movement, local members of the Visibility Brigade set up on a Falmouth overpass each week to protest the actions of the Trump administration.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Large data center could come to Wiscasset
The proposal, on land also being considered for housing, is ‘in its earliest stages,’ town officials said. Artificial intelligence has spurred the development of similar centers across the country.
Posted inTimes Record
The time is now to prep for winter in Maine
As temperatures start to drop during the evenings and mornings are colder, we are reminded that fall is now well and truly here, with winter following closely behind it. While the State of Maine and many local organizations offer heating assistance to those who need it, federal staffing cuts to the Low Income Home Energy […]
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Hundreds of new Maine laws take effect Wednesday. Here are a few to know.
They include protections against online harassment of children, changes to labeling requirements for abortion medication and a law that would make it easier for residents to purchase their mobile home parks.
Posted inTimes Record
End of summer brings a rare sight on Maquoit Bay
The end of summer is always hard. And somehow this year, with the warm, dry weather that persisted well into September, it felt particularly hard to reconcile that Sept. 21 was the last official day of summer. That bright sunlight that has kept us warm these past months will begin to be less warm as […]
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
4 Kennebec River dams to be sold to Nature Conservancy
Brookfield Renewable Energy and The Nature Conservancy agreed to a deal that’s expected to eventually remove the dams.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion, Steve Collins
Susan Collins says shutdown can be averted. Now to prove it. | Steve Collins
Democrats have no good reason to force this issue.
Posted inTimes Record
Who belongs in the United States?
A poem inscribed on the Statue of Liberty proclaims an explicit message of welcome. It was written by a Jewish-American poet and activist, Emma Lazarus, when funds were being raised for the statue’s pedestal. The poem refers to her as the “Mother of Exiles” and movingly proclaims her welcome in this way: “Give me your […]