Jase Graves: What’s in my name?

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October 19, 2022

Jase Graves: What’s in my name?

I’ve experienced a lifelong identity crisis, of sorts, because of my name (or names), and I’ve actually kind of enjoyed it – most of the time. The controversy began in 1970, around the time that I made my almost 10-pound newborn debut (sorry, Mom). Apparently, the discussion between my parents centered on whether to name […]
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October 18, 2022

From the Chamber: 10 October updates in 100 words or less

It’s time, once again, for 10 updates happening in the region in 100 words or less. These are often unrelated topics that just don’t fit neatly into one column, but they’re very useful morsels of information for community members to know. No time to waste, so here we go: Business leaders: Join us tonight for […]
Published
October 18, 2022

Elwood Watson: Will no Republican criticize racism within their party?

This past weekend, Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville suggested in comments railing against reparations that Black Americans were “the people that do the crime.” Speaking at a Donald Trump rally for Republican candidates in Nevada, Tuberville described Democrats as engaged in a battle to take from white people and give to Black people, whom he […]
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October 18, 2022

Letters to the editor: Election endorsements and denouncements

On Thelander’s conspiracies I am writing in response to the top story in Friday’s Times Record (“Thelander says touting fringe myths was a mistake”). Given how “out there” the rumors were, and how they were accepted and repeated by Mr. Thelander, my reaction is to say how glad I am to have Rep. Pingree as […]
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October 17, 2022

Carl Golden: Democrats shouldn’t feel good about the midterms

There is a definite “whistling past the graveyard” vibe in the air surrounding the Nov. 8 Congressional midterm election. The pursed lips belong to the Democratic Party leadership, who’ve spent the past few weeks confidently predicting their party will not only maintain control of the House of Representatives, but build on their majority. Their optimism […]
Published
October 17, 2022

The Conversation: Crippling civilian infrastructure has long been part of Russian generals’ playbook – Putin is merely expanding that approach

In response to massive battlefield setbacks, Russia has increased its attacks in Ukraine on everything from power plants and dams to railways, pipelines and ports. These attacks against civilian infrastructure are not random. Rather, they reflect an insidious calculus integral to modern Russian military theory. For more than 20 years, Russian military journals have emphasized the […]
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October 16, 2022

The Conversation: Jan. 6 Committee’s fact-finding and bipartisanship will lead to an impact in coming decades, if not tomorrow

THE CONVERSATION — The committee formed to investigate the role of former President Donald Trump and key aides in last year’s Capitol insurrection faced high stakes as it held its 10th and possibly last public hearing on Oct. 13, 2022. Since the committee debuted its evidence in prime time on June 9, 2022, Vice-Chair Liz […]
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October 14, 2022

Letters to the editor: Gubernatorial race; who’s to blame

Maine gubernatorial race As Governor Janet Mills enters the final weeks of her campaign for a second term, the Republican Governors Association is running a TV advertisement against her specifically about her purported education policies and programs. I am a retired attorney who was for many years a member of the Maine Council of School […]
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October 14, 2022

Just a Little Old: Lasting lessons from Hurricane Ian

“No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent. a part of the main.” – John Donne After hurricane Ian smashed Florida’s Gulf Coast, I called my sister Martha who lives in Venice, Florida. As it happened, her husband Karl was recovering from heart surgery in a Sarasota […]
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October 14, 2022

Dick Polman: Correcting a lie about George H.W. Bush

My general policy is to ignore Donald Trump’s rallies, in part because his narcissistic freak shows are merely a cry for help. But mostly because his lies mount up with such rapidity that it’s impossible to knock them all down. But one particular defilement, uttered at last weekend’s gathering of the willfully deluded, does peeve […]

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