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PublishedNovember 20, 2023
New Ventures recognizes Sen. Vitelli with Making a Difference Award
Sen. Eloise Vitelli has been named the 2023 recipient of the Merle Nelson Women Making a Difference Award by New Ventures Maine (NVME). The award was presented during NVME’s 45th anniversary celebration at the University of Maine at Augusta on Nov. 15. The Merle Nelson Women Making a Difference Award was established in 2004 to honor the work […]
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PublishedNovember 20, 2023
Elwood Watson: Congress has become a wrestling ring
Thought the level of civil discourse in Congress could not get any worse? Guess what, it has! It now appears America’s top legislative body has become the political equivalent of the WWE. Earlier this week, Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin nearly got into a fistfight with labor union leader Sean O’Brien in the middle of […]
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PublishedNovember 20, 2023
Rev. Frank C. Strasburger: The underrated value of vulnerability
9/11 is embedded in American memory — like Dec. 7, a Day of Infamy. But what has disappeared from public consciousness, despite its having been momentous in its own right, is 9/12. That was the day when, in all our unaccustomed vulnerability, we were suddenly the object of the world’s empathy. Messages of condolence streamed […]
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PublishedNovember 19, 2023
The Conversation: Don’t be fooled by Biden and Xi talks — China and the U..S are enduring rivals rather than engaged partners
THE CONVERSATION — There were smiles for the camera, handshakes, warm words and the unveiling of a couple of agreements. But beyond the optics of the first meeting in over a year between the leaders of the world’s two biggest economies, not an awful lot had changed: There was nothing to suggest a “reset” in U.S. and China […]
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PublishedNovember 17, 2023
Gordon L. Weil: Trump, China’s Xi share policy goals
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have the same political goals. For Trump, it’s embodied in his slogan, “Make America Great Again.” Xi’s motto might be, “Make Communism Great Again.” Both want to return to their version of the good old days. Before the Great Depression that began in 1929, the federal government played a limited […]
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PublishedNovember 16, 2023
LC Van Savage: For the love of snakes
It’s curious, isn’t it, how a small, unexpected event can trigger off old memories. A couple of mine were triggered when I was standing in a busy mall one day. I saw a very young boy look across the crowded floor and begin to walk toward me. He had dark curly hair, chocolate pool eyes […]
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PublishedNovember 16, 2023
Gary Anderson: History’s double-edged sword
News coverage since Hamas’s terrorist targeting of Israeli civilians has steadily shifted to the horrifying retaliation from Israel. The daily media cycle begins with rising Palestinian body counts, especially of children, the annihilation of all infrastructure and the increasing humanitarian crisis. Then it’s the hostage situation and Israeli self-defense via the war crime of all […]
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PublishedNovember 16, 2023
Giving Voice: When do we become adults?
The law is very clear about when a child becomes an adult: on your 18th birthday for most things, and 21 to consume alcohol. Our two kids, however, used to tell us they were “adulting” when they opened their first bank accounts or went shopping after moving into their first apartments. They were amused by […]
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PublishedNovember 16, 2023
Just a Little Old: Mike Johnson’s victory showed the GOP’s hand
After Mike Johnson, a Congressman from Louisiana, won a long-drawn-out battle to be elected Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, several Republicans gathered about him, beaming with pride. When a reporter asked Johnson about his leading role in trying to block the certification of Joe Biden’s victory, his adoring backers booed the reporter. “Why […]
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PublishedNovember 16, 2023
The Maine Idea: Broken referendum process needs work
If you were disappointed or simply confused by the results of the Nov. 7 initiated referendum votes, you’re not alone. Aside from Question 3 that would have turned over Central Maine Power and Versant to an ill-defined new entity — overwhelmingly rejected — none of the questions addressed matters of real importance. Something is wrong […]
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