Karma likes to chew shoes and pees every time you turn your back. But she’s so friendly and happy, she’s won over (almost) everyone.
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Commentary: Clinical trials are better at including women, but there’s a way to go
Critical differences between men and women get flattened when data is grouped together. That’s just not good enough.
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Jim Fossel: Maine Republican leadership bungled budget negotiations
Although party leaders say they oppose certain policies, they’re rarely willing to put up a real fight.
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Commentary: Harassing Good Samaritans is on brand for Republican Party
Congressional Republicans have expanded their targets beyond migrants (and Democrats) to include the humanitarian groups that work along the border.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Reinventing myself has been a lifelong pleasure
At 94, I’ve tackled everything from fixing up jalopies to running an inn to raising a family and enjoyed myself in the kitchen and on the slopes.
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Commentary: Life after affirmative action demands supercharged focus on diversity
I’ve learned just as much from a diverse community of peers at Bowdoin College as I have in class. We shouldn’t be trying to ignore our differences. We should be celebrating them.
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Commentary: I worked with Leslie Van Houten when she was in prison. I’m glad she’s been paroled
She committed a horrific crime that I don’t excuse. But I believe that she can still do much good in the world.
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The humble Farmer: You can’t take it with you. Do you know where it’s going?
It’s not enough to promise your loved ones Grampy’s watch or the shore lot. Put it in writing and have someone witness it.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Letters to the editor: Tackling gun violence; cluster munitions; preparing students for trades
‘All-of-the-above’ approach would best counter gun violence Like many Mainers, I grew up learning to hunt and shoot and to handle guns responsibly. I took gun safety very seriously then and, given the long-standing rise in gun violence, I take it even more seriously today. When people talk of gun safety today, hunting, target shooting […]
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Elizabeth Bradley: Lessons from Gettysburg
Lessons from Gettysburg. With apologies to the history buffs out there, this is not what you think. I spent four days on that hallowed ground last week, attending a conference. It was a Braver Angels conference, and if you haven’t heard of that organization, they are a grassroots nonprofit dedicated to depolarizing the country. How […]