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PublishedNovember 8, 2022
The Conversation: How a divided America, including the 15% who are ‘MAGA Republicans,’ splits on QAnon, racism and armed patrols at polling places
THE CONVERSATION — There is much talk about political violence in America these days. Garen Wintemute, a University of California, Davis, scholar who researches firearm violence, has recently led a nationwide survey research project on political violence. The Conversation U.S. asked him for a portrait of what Americans think about political violence as the midterm […]
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PublishedNovember 7, 2022
The Conversation: What to do if your vote is challenged on Election Day
THE CONVERSATION — With the general election drawing close, it’s important to know your rights in case your vote is challenged. The best way to ensure that your vote is counted is to advocate for yourself. I’m a civil rights attorney and lecturer for the University of Southern California’s undergraduate civil rights advocacy initiative, Agents of […]
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PublishedNovember 7, 2022
Elwood Watson: The racist truth behind ‘poll watchers’
Days away of the 2022 midterm election, a disturbing trend is unfolding involving “poll watchers” positioning themselves at various voting locations across the nation. These poll watchers are armed men (mostly men) dressed in military attire outside polling places attempting to psychologically intimidate or use violence against certain voters by engaging in menacing antics. Such […]
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PublishedNovember 4, 2022
The River Comics bringing stand-up comedy to Franco Center Nov. 10
The River Comics will return to the Franco stage on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 46 Cedar St. in Lewiston. The stand-up comedians include headliner Jim McCue, featured comedian Ian MacDonald and rounded out with comedian host Nick Gordon. McCue went viral this year with his DryBar special “Nothing Personal” which has had almost 5 million […]
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PublishedNovember 4, 2022
Letters to the editor: Election Day; protecting the bay
Shed for Brunswick Council write-in Brunswick’s District 6 has the good fortune of having several write-in candidates vying for election to Town Council. I have voted for Nathaniel Shed and commend his qualifications to other voters. I am always seeking a representative who will exercise due diligence, who will look behind the glossy claims and […]
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PublishedNovember 4, 2022
Just a Little Old: It’s time to close the wealth gap
The facts speak for themselves. The top 1% of American households hold 32.3% of the total wealth in America; the bottom 50% have 2.6% of the wealth. The gap between the rich and the poor began with Reaganomics and the “trickledown” theory. Give tax breaks to the rich, the reasoning ran, and all Americans will […]
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PublishedNovember 4, 2022
Giving Voice: Unsheltered in the Midcoast
GIVING VOICE — In late October, as the cold weather sets in, we at Tedford Housing, as well as other emergency housing programs throughout the state, are experiencing a big increase in calls for assistance. Some are from people right on the edge of losing their housing, as rents have skyrocketed in our area, and […]
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PublishedNovember 4, 2022
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay hosts speaker series
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s (FOMB) second presentation of its 26th annual Winter Speaker Series, “Shimmering Shad and Splashing Sturgeon!” features Renske Kirkhofs, an international Bowdoin College student, and John Lichter, Bowdoin College biology and environmental studies emeritus professor. FOMB’s Winter Speaker Series presentations are again being held via Zoom and are accessible via hyperlink at […]
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PublishedNovember 4, 2022
The Conversation: Indigenous languages make inroads into public schools
THE CONVERSATION — Whenever November would roll around, James Gensaw, a Yurok language high school teacher in far northern California, would get a request from a school administrator. They would always ask him to bring students from the Native American Club, which he advises, to demonstrate Yurok dancing on the high school quad at lunch […]
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PublishedNovember 4, 2022
The Conversation: Political violence in America isn’t going away anytime soon
THE CONVERSATION — A warning about the threat of political violence heading into the 2022 midterm elections was issued to state and local law enforcement officials by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Oct. 28, 2022. The bulletin was released the same day that Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi’s husband was hospitalized after a home […]
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