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 28, 2021
Ron Chase: Hiking the new trails on Ragged Mountain
Forty-five years ago, there was only one trail leading to the summit of Ragged Mountain in the Camden Hills. The original Ragged Mountain Trail began on Gillette Road in Rockport and progressed southeast to the summit. Since the first part of the trail crossed private property, access was subject to landowner discretion and sometimes closed. […]
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PublishedDecember 28, 2021
Commentary: Manchin takes aim at Build Back Better, but his real focus is on West Virginia
Joe Manchin isn’t averse to taking a shotgun to policy he dislikes. In 2018, the senator starred in a political ad in which he explains how a lawsuit to repeal the Affordable Care Act – something his opponent, state attorney general Patrick Morrisey, was at the time trying to do – would strip health care […]
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PublishedDecember 28, 2021
From the Garden: 8 parting tips from longtime AP columnist Reich
Farewell, fellow gardener. After almost 30 years of sharing my gardening experience, expertise, and enthusiasm in columns for The Associated Press, I’ve decided to focus my time and energy in other directions. Thanks for joining me as, according to the seasons, I selected tomato varieties to grow, pruned ‘mums for best blooms, or highlighted the […]
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PublishedDecember 28, 2021
Letters: Why Manchin is the next McCarthy; Making the world better for someone with Williams Syndrome
Why Manchin is the next McCarthy I believe that Joe Manchin, if he continues his present ways, will turn out to be like Joe McCarthy in the ’50s. McCarthy was steeped in rabid anti-Communism. He used his position in the Senate to defeat and destroy his political enemies. Other citizens and government leaders, even the […]
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PublishedDecember 27, 2021
John Micek: A reminder of what we’ve gained, and could yet lose
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — An appropriately picturesque walking bridge connects the Visitors’ Center at Colonial Williamsburg to the meticulously recreated historic site about a mile away. And every step along it is a step backward into our tangled, jumbled, and often painful history as a nation. At regularly spaced intervals, plaques set into the concrete remind […]
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PublishedDecember 27, 2021
Carl Golden: CNN, Fox News and the unraveling of journalism ethics
For years, it’s been black letter law in journalistic ethics: Never use your position, insight or knowledge to aid or advise public figures – particularly politicians – in return for something of value. It was a bright line to be crossed at significant personal and professional peril. Over the years the line had been blurred […]
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PublishedDecember 24, 2021
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, even in 2021
Editor’s Note: Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of The New York Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial on Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has since become history’s most reprinted newspaper editorial, appearing in part or whole in dozens of languages […]
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PublishedDecember 24, 2021
People Plus Pic of the Week: Successful food drive
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PublishedDecember 24, 2021
Guest column: Traditions around the holidays are so important
My father was a foodie before being a foodie was a thing – he read “Gourmet” magazine, ate only Charles’ Chips, and raised us on cooking shows. Worshipping at the temple of Julia Child was an actual religion in my home. I definitely follow in his footsteps and after giving birth to my first daughter […]
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PublishedDecember 24, 2021
David Treadwell: Pro Bono Fly-Casting
“If you give a hungry man a fish, you feed him for a day, but if you teach him how to fish, you feed him for a lifetime.” What if you had the opportunity to get a fly-casting lesson from one of the world’s top fly-casting instructors? And what if your “payment” (a suggested donation) […]
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