Gary B. Anderson: Litigating the war in Ukraine

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March 31, 2023

Gary B. Anderson: Litigating the war in Ukraine

Virtually every aspect of Putin’s “Special Military Operation” has been a war crime. The invasion itself is a defined war crime of aggression. The sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines is an act of terrorism possibly perpetrated by the U.S. and Norway. Whether it’s a war crime is even less clear-cut. According to the International […]
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March 31, 2023

Gordon L. Weil: One lawsuit against Trump could easily succeed

Donald Trump’s Stormy Daniels hush money case has been getting prime media attention, but it matters far less than one potential federal case that could expose him to great legal jeopardy. Some cases Trump faces may be relatively minor, hard to prove or purely political, but his holding onto presidential documents places him in what […]
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March 31, 2023

Just a Little Old: A dramatization of the GOP political divide

The Cast: Evie: An evangelical Christian from a small town in Oklahoma. Originally drawn to Donald Trump because he promised to appoint anti-abortion judges. Now she’s all in. Three MAGA hats. House filled with Trump paraphernalia. Has attended many Trump rallies and several CPAC conventions. Watches Fox News and doesn’t trust any other media. Norm: […]
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March 31, 2023

Sen. Eloise Vitelli: Equal representation creates a more equal society

Our democracy is made stronger when more people, with a wide variety of perspectives and experiences, can make their voices heard. The baseline for this is the right to vote. But representation among elected leadership is just as important. When we have school boards, town councils and state legislatures that reflect the populations they represent, […]
Published
March 30, 2023

The Maine Idea: Post office still stuck in neutral

It’s been four months since we last looked at the good old post office, as I prefer to call it, and things here got worse before they finally got better. The trough came in February when, on our rural route, the mail failed to arrive three consecutive days, and on the fourth – weirdly – […]
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March 29, 2023

The Conversation: SVB’s newfangled failure fits a century-old pattern of bank runs, with a social media twist

THE CONVERSATION — The failure of Silicon Valley Bank on March 10, 2023, came as a shock to most Americans. Even people like myself, a scholar of the U.S. banking system who has worked at the Federal Reserve, didn’t expect SVB’s collapse. Usually banks, like all companies, fail after a prolonged period of lackluster performance. But SVB, the […]
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March 29, 2023

Maine Pottery Weekend launches May 6-7

Springtime in Maine can mean daffodils or snow, and sometimes both, but the first weekend in May has meant the Maine Pottery Tour for more than a decade. The 11th annual Maine Pottery Tour welcomes visitors on Saturday and Sunday, May 6 and 7. The self-guided tour is an opportunity to enjoy spring and the […]
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March 29, 2023

Take tea with a Civil War nurse

Tea with Sarah Sampson, a reenactment of an historic interview with Bath’s legendary Civil War nurse, will be held from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, May 7, at the Winter Street Center, 880 Washington St., in Bath. Sampson was the first director of the Bath Military and Naval Orphan Asylum, which later became the State Children’s Home, […]
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March 29, 2023

From the Chocolate Church: Staging a tribute to Johnny Cash

Scott Moreau remembers the first time he stood on the stage at the Chocolate Church, a nervous 17-year-old, with a handheld microphone, hearing his voice for the first time in a place with “amazing acoustics.” Giving kids their first theater and musical experience has been in the forefront of the Chocolate Church since the late […]
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March 29, 2023

Carl Golden: Trump is right where he wants to be

He’s rude, crude, profane and insulting. He pins derogatory nicknames on his opponents, often ridiculing their physical characteristics. He accuses the media of corruption and “an enemy of the people.” He’s under ongoing Federal and state investigations into allegations of criminal behavior and stands in the shadow of an indictment. And, as Americans prepare to […]