One of the things that Steve Levesque, the retiring Executive Director of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority (MRRA), understands about leadership is that great leaders inspire action – they inspire their customers, and they inspire their employees. They do not manipulate or direct people to act. So, what then differentiates inspiring leaders and organizations from […]
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Elwood Watson: Why conservative media didn’t latch on to the Ahmaud Arbery case
More than a week has transpired since three Georgia men were convicted in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. It didn’t take long after the verdict was announced for pundits and legal experts to weigh in on the outcome of the trial, especially the role the predominately white jury played to bring justice in the killing […]
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Guest column: How about a newspaper subscription for Christmas?
My access to news narrowed dramatically when I was 10 years old. My mother’s boss passed away, so I no longer got to peruse his morning paper. And, despite my protestations about prying the funnies from my cold, ink-stained fingers, family budget cuts meant my father could no longer splurge on the evening paper. I […]
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Your Land: A little brook talk
The following column is the 7th in a series about our Mare/Mere Brook Watershed. December 6th’s Brunswick Town Council meeting will include a presentation of a watershed improvement plan from the Mare Brook Steering Committee. The plan recommends ways to attain a watershed-wide Class B stream designation, a significant upgrade from Mare Brook’s current “urban-impaired” […]
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Gordon Weil: Memo to Biden: Political packaging matters
There’s a huge difference between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. (You knew that.) Last month’s unemployment numbers, reporting the fewest new applicants over more than 50 years, showed the difference. Trump would have trumpeted that news and claimed that it was due to his historic efforts. No matter the truth of his claim, you could […]
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Guest column: Former Brunswick base has come a long way, MRRA boss signs off
As I write this last message and transition from the role as the Executive Director of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority (MRRA), I certainly have some mixed emotions. As some may know, I have been with the organization since soon after the decision was made to close NAS Brunswick. I was the first person hired […]
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Letters: Gun owners are responsible for their weapons; Free speech pushes US into divisiveness
Gun owners are responsible for their weapons About school shootings — where do the guns come from? I suspect from the parents or a friend or relative, or stolen, or bought on the street. So, in part, I blame the gun owners. If you own a gun that is used, you are part of the […]
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Giving Voice: One patient, one person at Brunswick clinic
The Oasis Free Clinics Board of Directors enacted six-year term limits for board members in 2015. At the time, six years seemed so far away to me. Yet here I am, the time has flown and only weeks remain. As I term off the Oasis Board and look back, I feel an overwhelming sense of […]
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Guest column: Hail to the chief
When I bid on a ride along with Brunswick’s new police chief ,which he offered to help the Brunswick Downtown Association’s auction raise money, I wasn’t expecting to win but wanted to make sure his offer went for a respectable price. Instead of a ride along, I asked Chief Stewart if we could get together […]
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David Treadwell: Meet an amazing Appalachian Polar Bear
“November 9, 2016: Passing through the halls on my way to class, I can’t help but marvel at the sheer absurdity of it all. Copious amounts of Confederate flag attire, the echo of ‘Trump Train” chants ricocheting off the lockers, the flashes of red MAGA hats in the hallways, the click of steel-toed Carolina boots […]