John Swinconeck is the executive editor of The Times Record, The Forecaster group, American Journal and Lakes Region Weekly. He has spent most of his journalistic career covering local news in Maine. When not working he enjoys collecting cheap guitars, cooking and spending time with his wife and kids. He lives in Bath. He is a graduate of the University of Southern Maine.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2020
David Treadwell: Midcoast Senior College: A gift for seniors
Did you know that a horrific factory fire in New York City in 1911 led indirectly to the creation of the Social Security Administration? Did you know that the person behind the enactment of child labor laws spent most of her childhood summers in Damariscotta, Maine? Did you know that 180,000 African-Americans fought for the […]
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PublishedDecember 18, 2020
Commentary: President Trump’s use of the authoritarian playbook will have lasting consequences
Six weeks after the U.S. election, President Donald Trump had still not accepted defeat. This behavior is not typical in mature democracies. And it’s reminiscent of countries with what political scientists call “hybrid regimes” – nations that have elements of democracy but in practice are not democracies. For us – politics scholars studying Latin America […]
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PublishedDecember 17, 2020
Brunswick declares parking ban
The town of Brunswick has declared a parking ban from 10 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, until 7 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 18 to facilitate snow removal. This parking ban is for all town roads, municipal parking lots, and the Recreation Center. For those needing overnight parking, the Cabot Street municipal lot has been […]
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PublishedDecember 17, 2020
Tom Purcell: Viruses and responses differ. Human nature doesn’t.
The way my siblings and I responded to my family’s chicken-pox outbreak in 1973 may shed light on Americans’ responses to COVID-19 in 2020. I was about 10 and remember how differently my five sisters responded to that highly contagious bug. To prevent its spread, our family doctor ordered us to wash our hands regularly; […]
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PublishedDecember 17, 2020
Commentary: Companies accused of crimes get more digital privacy rights than people under new Trump policy
Corporations increasingly receive the same rights as people. Now, it seems, they have privileges even people don’t. Case in point: The Labor Department recently urged regulators to stop issuing press releases about companies that may have violated laws on discrimination, worker safety or minimum wage requirements. The concern is that doing so could cause reputational […]
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PublishedDecember 17, 2020
Gordon Weil: Election loss leads to talk of secession, not unity
Suppose New Hampshire enacts a law allowing tiny lobsters to be fished, smaller than permitted in Maine. Because lobsters migrate, the N.H. law could later reduce the Maine harvest. Because one state can directly challenge another state in the U.S. Supreme Court, Maine sues N.H. It claims that the neighboring state’s law, though it only […]
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PublishedDecember 17, 2020
Intertidal: Sanderlings, small but hardy, see population decline
On a gray beach day, these little creatures made me smile. Running back and forth like little wind-up toys, their skinny legs were barely visible as they played what looked like a game of who could get the closest to the water without getting their feet wet. It made me want to play along, but […]
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PublishedDecember 17, 2020
Guest column: Maxmin’s campaign shows that reimagining electoral organizing as public service is good politics
Maxmin’s campaign shows that reimagining electoral organizing as public service is good politics
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PublishedDecember 16, 2020
Brunswick tech school buys high-tech mannequin with King grant
Region 10 Technical High School in Brunswick was awarded a $30,000 Stephen & Tabitha King Foundation grant. The EMT Basic and Certified Nursing Assistant Programs at R10 used the grant to purchase a Gaumard Pediatric Hal Simulation Mannequin, affectionately dubbed “Timmy” by students. The mannequin has interactive capabilities that will greatly impact student communication skills […]
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PublishedDecember 16, 2020
Fauci to receive honorary Bowdoin degree
Civil rights activist and Campaign Zero cofounder DeRay Mckesson and NASA astronaut Jessica Meir will receive honorary degrees as well. Freedom Rider William Harbour will be presented an honorary degree posthumously.
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