Meteorologists are better than ever, but they still can’t tell you if a weather event will reach a specific house.
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Posted inElection 2022, Op-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Parties challenged to recruit 2022 Maine State House hopefuls
Personal attacks, partisanship, Augusta gridlock and intraparty squabbles all discourage would-be candidates.
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Commentary: Starvation as big a threat to Afghan women as the Taliban
Forcing wage earners into their homes puts entire families at risk. The country’s political chaos could soon turn into a health crisis.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Picturing Macon Bolling Allen – the mysterious disappearance of a trailblazer’s portrait
The nation’s first Black lawyer was admitted to the bar in Maine. The fate of a ‘fine oil painting’ of him, once housed at the Cumberland County Courthouse, is unknown.
Posted inBill Nemitz, Maine, News, Op-eds, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Remember that dance back in high school? Nope.
Kennebunk’s unofficial homecoming dance misreads the real source of ‘lifetime’ memories.
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The Maine Millennial: Janey gets lessons in how to canine
A former stray dog becomes part of a happy pack, with all the stick fetching and cat chasing that implies.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Insight: Outsourcing surveillance
Modern businesses conduct the kind of intelligence operations that would be unconstitutional if they were done by the government.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: Sunflowers brought late summer smiles
After a bout with COVID, the garden’s message of health and happiness restored us.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The humble Farmer: Come on over and help me polish off my produce
For reasons I can’t understand, the only thing on my farmstand that people want is the rhubarb.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: We must hold hospitals, government accountable on health care costs
We’ve won the right to know prices – now we need robust enforcement, meaningful penalties and full disclosure.