There are so many vital issues that clamor for our attention but for us, three of the top 10 include passage of the Voter Protection Act to save our democracy, the right of choice to continue to protect women’s body integrity and climate change to ensure the survival of our planet. Unfortunately, when there is […]
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Guest column: The American labor movement is killing itself
Joe Biden likes to talk about how “unions built this country.” He’s right – up to a point. From FDR to Nixon, the labor movement played a significant role in determining the nation’s economic destiny. Since the 1970s, a decade marked by economic extremes Biden seems intent on revisiting, the union movement has been in […]
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Local roundup: Brunswick boys basketball edges Morse in overtime
Trevor Gerrish scores 14 points for Dragons.
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Letter: Topsham move to keep town meetings is good news
Your front page headline Feb. 4 proclaims “Topsham keeps Town Meeting style of government.” This is great news. Thank you for featuring it.John Rensenbrink,Topsham
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Carl Golden: Republicans biggest foe heading into the midterms? Donald Trump.
By all accounts, it is a near certainty the Republican Party will regain control of the House of Representatives this year and is well-positioned to gain one seat and secure a Senate majority. The only thing standing in the way is Donald Trump. If the national party leadership enters the midterm campaign season as the […]
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Commentary: Not everyone is male or female – the growing controversy over sex designation
Check out your birth certificate and surely you’ll see a designation for sex. When you were born, a doctor or clinician assigned you the “male” or “female” label based on a look at your genitalia. In the U.S., this has been standard practice for more than a century. But sex designation is not as simple […]
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Local roundup: Morse boys basketball slips past Mt. Blue
Gabe Aucoin scores 18 points to lead the Shipbuilders offense.
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Peter Funt: Washington Football Team goes for super blah
The Washington Football Team claims to have received 40,000 suggestions, and the best the former Redskins could settle on for a new name is “Commanders.” “Our task was less of a marketing endeavor and more about finding a cross section of unity,” said Jason Wright, the team’s president. I say, “Meh.” My vote was for […]
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Dick Polman: Clarence and Ginni Thomas, poster couple for high court corruption
When word spread last week about an imminent Supreme Court retirement, I hoped against hope that it would be Clarence Thomas. No such luck. Replacing Clinton appointee Stephen Breyer with a Biden appointee is really no biggie. Ridding the court of Clarence, and his blatant conflicts of interest, would be a major upgrade – at […]
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Letters: Vote Washburn; Governor should not send guard overseas
Vote Washburn Vote for Tyler Washburn for MSAD 75 School Board. Tyler is an experienced prior member of the MSAD 75 Board. He served on the Board for four and a half years as a Student Representative and then as a Board Member. He was the youngest Chair of the Board in the history of […]