The Times Record deserves to take a bow. Front-page articles are leading us toward a new “way.” A way out of and away from long eras of treating the Earth as something to use and dominate. Of all the many things that need to change in our Western way of looking at who we are […]
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Our View: It’s back to basics, back to Maine
Wherever you find yourself this election season, try to focus on common local goals.
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Rep. Dan Ankeles: Gratitude and reflection on what comes next
I’d like to express my gratitude to all the Brunswick voters in District 100 for rehiring me as your state representative for the next two years. When the new Legislature is sworn in next month, I will do all I can to be worthy of that confidence. Our community stands at both an environmental and […]
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Gordon L. Weil: Trump launches a new political era
American political history has reached a turning point. So, too, has the country’s moral sense, at least about politics. But that did not happen this week. It happened eight years ago, when Donald Trump was first elected president. Any doubt was erased by his victory and the powerful vote for Republicans across the country this […]
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Just a Little Old: Tedford Housing is about neighbors helping neighbors
The number of Mainers experiencing homelessness has more than tripled since 2020. Tedford Housing exists to address that issue, driven by a clear mission: “Empowering People to Move From Homelessness to Home.” There is no one cause for homelessness; each person’s story is different, yet each one deserves to be heard and responded to. That’s […]
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Sustainable Practice: Free heat
In a superbly sustainable home, closed windows are a passive heating system, allowing winter sun to enter and trap heat inside. This is possible because incoming solar energy arrives mainly in ultraviolet and visible light wavelengths, while outgoing heat energy radiates in longer infrared wavelengths. About 76% of winter sun that reaches a standard double-pane […]
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The Maine Idea: ‘America the united’ still a distant goal
America was a divided nation going into the election and may be more divided coming out. Donald Trump never claimed to be a “uniter,” and his stunning win means that new political battle lines are already forming. Despite that one clear result, a lot remains uncertain, a result of the preference of western states to […]
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Guest column: Trick-or-treat costumes of the 2024 election
This year, Halloween was a welcome respite from the terrors of the 2024 election, with ghoulish Donald Trump and J.D. Vance heading the GOP ticket. I welcomed Halloween, despite dreading it as a child. Although our parents made us fabulous costumes, I hated trick or treating: Even with warm weather I felt cold, and I […]
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Peter Roff: Don’t let Democrats play politics with energy
Democrats continue to play politics with America’s energy future. A flashy investigation by congressional Democrats into charges Donald Trump had entered into a “quid pro quo” arrangement with oil company executives produced no fruit. Nonetheless, the party of Pelosi and company continue to allege that energy industry leaders are “conspiring” with the former president. It’s […]
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Tom Purcell: After Saudi visit, ‘freedom’ just another word for home sweet home
Like millions of Americans, I often took my incredible freedoms for granted — until I visited Saudi Arabia. For years, I’ve done marketing communications work for technology companies. About a decade ago, a client asked me if I was interested in joining her on a project in the kingdom. “Heck, yeah,” I responded. How often […]
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