Put your hands together for sane mature bipartisan centrist adulthood. It’s a whole lot better than apocalyptic bluster. When something good happens in Washington, we should pause to savor it. Case in point is the debt ceiling deal, forged by political foes Joe Biden and Kevin McCarthy, to safeguard the American economy and the global […]
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Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Letter to the editor: More songbirds or more browntail moths?
More songbirds or more browntail moths? Bath is replacing old streetlights with LEDs, as communities have been doing for a decade. Over that time, lighting technology has advanced rapidly. Our understanding of harmful effects from bluer LEDs also increased. In January, a 12-year study in the journal Science demonstrated that light pollution is increasing five […]
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Our View: Vote ‘no’ on Portland rent control Question A
The change to the rent control ordinance sought by a group of city landlords would exacerbate already-serious housing market dysfunction.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Bills call for responsible development of Maine’s offshore wind industry
L.D. 1818 and L.D. 1895 will put our priorities and our ideals into law and ensure that offshore wind is implemented in a way that doesn’t compromise our state’s values.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: As future ob-gyns, we believe paid leave will lead to happier, healthier Maine families
Paid family and medical leave will foster a stronger, more satisfied labor force by providing an attractive incentive for young people to live and work in Maine and protecting against women exiting the workforce altogether.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: In Trump vs. DeSantis in Iowa, Disney is the punching bag. So much for serious debate
Voters need candidates who address real issues, not concocted ones.
Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: Packing up in preparation for the next school year
Students leave in June, carrying all they’ve experienced and learned into a new neighborhood called September.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
The Conversation: COVID-19 clawbacks, spending caps and a cut — what House Republicans got in return for pushing the U.S. to the brink of default
THE CONVERSATION — House Republicans pushed the U.S. to the edge of a fiscal crisis because they wanted deep cuts in government spending. So, based on the deal President Joe Biden signed into law on June 3, 2023, how did they do? In broad strokes, the deal suspends the debt limit until January 2025, freezes nondefense discretionary funding […]
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Commentary: Not all political comedy is created equal
Comics can either depress turnout or activate voters in 2024. Which will it be?
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The Maine Millennial: Sobriety is a muscle I’ve been flexing for 5 years
You might think ‘don’t have a drink today’ is a goal rather than a plan. This is where mindset comes in.
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