by Tom Purcell, August 14, 2023 Declining attention spans have reached epidemic levels. That’s what Adam Brown, co-director of the Center for Attention, Learning and Memory at St. Bonaventure University in New York, tells Time. That’s certainly the case with me. As I struggled to write the first three paragraphs of this column, I searched […]
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Our View: Three cheers for a rare Maine team in the Little League World Series
Fourteen players aged between 10 and 12 take the field Thursday in Pennsylvania, the fourth team from Maine to ever qualify for the Little League Baseball World Series.
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Commentary: Congratulations, Elon! You won!
Mark Zuckerberg has given the Tesla CEO a chance to save face and put this cage fight absurdity behind us.
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Maine Voices: Too hot to ignore – much more action is needed to fight climate change
We need to immediately develop and implement an aggressive national, science-based climate plan, including a panel that evaluates and reports on our progress and recommends needed adjustments.
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The Conversation: Maui’s deadly wildfires burn through Lahaina – it’s a reminder of the growing risk to communities that once seemed safe
THE CONVERSATION — Wildfires, pushed by powerful winds, raced through Lahaina, Hawaii, on Aug. 8 and 9, 2023, leaving a charred and smoldering landscape across the tourist town of about 13,000 residents that was once the capital of the Kingdom of Hawaii. At least 99 people died, Hawaii officials said. Others were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after going […]
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Elwood Watson: Lizzo and the peril of celebrity culture
Voracious popular culture connoisseur that I am, I have been avidly following the drama surrounding pop icon Lizzo. As an academic who teaches race, gender and sexuality studies, the story has all the intersectional elements that make for a riveting story. Over the past couple of weeks, the Grammy award winning artist known for her […]
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Commentary: Proposed California rule ignores need for technology to meet business consumers’ demands
Rushing the adoption of zero-emissions vehicles will hurt industries that support countless Maine families and do little to help our environment.
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Commentary: Conservation can help nature weather forces of change in Maine
A plan to set aside 3,000 acres of forested land in Piscataquis County will protect wildlife, jobs, recreation and more.
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Clarence Page: Why #MontgomeryRiverfrontBrawl gained new meaning in Black conversations
A racially tinged melee involving the Alabama city’s usually peaceful riverboat ride has opened up a national conversation, thanks to social media.
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Commentary: Trump’s Georgia indictment has a smoking gun
Fulton County DA Fani Willis’ indictment of the former president and his collaborators relies on an evidentiary trail that leaves little doubt about fraudulent conspiracy.