Peter Roff: Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will make things worse

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August 26, 2022

Peter Roff: Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act will make things worse

Marching in lockstep, the Democrats pushed a $700 billion spending bill through Congress, claiming it would reduce inflation. We know that to be a lie. Independent analyses from the Congressional Budget Office, the Congressional Joint Tax Committee, and Penn/Wharton all show the badly misnamed Inflation Reduction Act would do little to nothing to stop the […]
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August 26, 2022

UU Church of Brunswick welcomes new minister

The Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick has selected the Rev. Kharma Amos as its new minister. Amos comes to UUCB with more than 20 years of professional ministry experience and social justice activism. When asked why she was drawn to the Brunswick UU congregation, the Rev. Amos credits the church’s deep historical roots, active work […]
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August 26, 2022

The Conversation: If you thought this summer’s heat waves were bad, a new study has some disturbing news

THE CONVERSATION — As global temperatures rise, people in the tropics, including places like India and Africa’s Sahel region, will likely face dangerously hot conditions almost daily by the end of the century – even as the world reduces its greenhouse gas emissions, a new study shows. The mid-latitudes, including the U.S., Europe and China, […]
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August 26, 2022

The Conversation: 4 reasons why abortion laws often clash with the majority’s preferences in the US

Kansas voters opted against overturning a state constitutional right to an abortion on Aug. 2, 2022. A few days later, Indiana lawmakers banned nearly all abortions. Both are conservative-leaning states that supported President Donald Trump’s reelection bid by near-identical margins in 2020 – 56.1% to 41.5% in Kansas and 57% to 41% in Indiana. So what explains the different outcomes? […]
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August 26, 2022

Sen. Eloise Vitelli: In Augusta and at ballot box, diverse perspectives make us stronger

Voting is the cornerstone of our democracy. It’s the most straight-forward way that we, as citizens, can make our voices heard when it comes to choosing our leaders, funding essential services and supporting policy changes. Beyond voting, it’s our unique perspectives and opinions that make our democracy strong. However, through much of our country’s history, the […]
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August 26, 2022

Quebec’s Le Vent du Nord performs Sept. 2 in Boothbay Harbor

The award winning and acclaimed band Le Vent du Nord are a leading force in Québec’s progressive Francophone folk movement. The group’s vast repertoire draws from both traditional sources and original compositions, while their highly rhythmic and soulful music, rooted in the Celtic diaspora, is enhanced with a broad range of global influences. In celebration […]
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August 26, 2022

Just a Little Old: A joyous celebration of our 80th birthdays

Ours is a second marriage, 33 years and still going strong. Tina and I each have two sons, and they’ve known each other since they were in elementary school back in Cockeysville, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore. They played on many teams together, most notably the Gilman School swim team. In fact, the four of […]
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August 26, 2022

Gordon Weil: America’s culture of political violence

Ballots, not bullets. A government of laws, not men. When politicians talk about the nation’s shared values, that’s part of what they mean – a non-violent, lawful, democratic system of government. What we really get is something much different. Four presidents assassinated plus 15 threatened. Historic assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King. Threats […]
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August 25, 2022

Historic Pownalborough Court House to host Preservation Party

Final details for Lincoln County Historical Association’s annual benefit dinner and auction on the grounds of the historic Pownalborough Court House in Dresden are falling into place, and volunteer planners of the Sept. 18 event took a few minutes from a recent meeting to select wines.Anyone interested in supporting LCHA’s mission to collect, preserve and […]
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August 25, 2022

Douglas Rooks: Tale of a smartphone and a giant tree

As we head toward Labor Day weekend, the traditional end of summer, at least in New England, it’s worth taking stock of where we are. Last year at this time, I express some guarded optimism about the possibilities of working people getting a fair shake from employers, and from their fellow laborers. It was already […]

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