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PublishedApril 28, 2019
Jim Fossel: Silly season on the long campaign trail
With 19 months until Election Day, there’s no long-shot candidacy too long to be treated seriously.
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PublishedApril 28, 2019
Assange not a whistleblower, not a journalist
The man behind WikiLeaks fails to meet the definition of someone whose actions are necessary for government accountability.
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PublishedApril 28, 2019
The Maine Millennial: How to know if a hug is welcome? Ask
Joe Biden is not the only older man who thinks it’s OK to put his hands on younger women, but he may be finding out that it’s not.
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PublishedApril 26, 2019
The View From Here: Riding division to victory
How do you conquer a superpower? Drive a few wedges and let them do it to themselves.
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PublishedApril 25, 2019
Elizabeth Dostie, Fairfield Center: Treasures in the old cookbooks
All of my cookbooks had copyright dates from 1964 to 1971. The ones I mostly used, anyway. The decidedly not new “New Better Homes & Gardens” (Better Homes & Gardens, 1968) with the three-package cream cheese cheesecake recipe (p. 216) and the beef stroganoff (p. 238) with the 2 tablespoons of wine in it, which, […]
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PublishedApril 25, 2019
Our View: Mainers should have access to Canadian drugs
Until the U.S. government offers the kind of protection that other countries provide, Maine should do what it can.
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PublishedApril 25, 2019
Jody Rich, Waterville: As clear as the nose on my face
Errand list in hand. Good. Purse on shoulder. Good. Keys in other hand. Good to go. I put my hand on the doorknob to leave when something didn’t feel right. Criminy, I didn’t have my glasses. I chuckle at the thought of driving around town without them. All fuzzy-edged. The idea of the headache I […]
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PublishedApril 25, 2019
Kassie Dwyer, Athens: Even a rusty tractor wheel can be a precious ring
It was like a scene out of a romantic movie … he was down on one knee in the pouring rain, asking me to be his wife. But instead of a ring, he had a rusty tractor wheel (it was the closest thing at hand); I was holding a weed wacker. My high school sweetheart […]
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PublishedApril 25, 2019
Carl Little, Somesville: An eagle at Echo Lake
This past March, early in the month, on a Saturday, the day before a big snowstorm, I decided to get outside. This time of year you need to get cold and walk on snow and ice or you’ll go stale, was my thinking. At the end of the driveway I put on snowshoes and set […]
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PublishedApril 23, 2019
Our View: Legislature should reconsider plan to hike tax on alcohol
The fact that some people can drink responsibly is no excuse for failing to prevent binge drinking and other dangerous practices.
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