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Eloise Vitelli: Maine’s natural resources should be enjoyed and protected

by Sen. Eloise Vitelli Guest column September 29, 2021September 28, 2021

Saturday, Sept. 25 was National Public Lands Day — a reminder that we should get out and enjoy all the wonders of the natural world, and do our part to protect it. Maine is home to 48 state parks and historic sites, as well as Acadia National Park and the Katahdin Woods and Waters National […]

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Letter: Anti-abortion demonstration coming to Wiscasset

September 29, 2021September 28, 2021

Abortion continues to be in the news. It is the greatest social justice issue of our time. Over 60 million children have been denied their right to life since the Supreme Court’s Roe v Wade decision in 1973. On Sunday, Oct. 3, Life Chains, as they have for the past 33 years, will again occupy […]

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Susan Collins: Preventing nursing homes closures and protecting patients’ access to care

by Sen. Susan M. Collins Guest column September 29, 2021September 28, 2021

The COVID pandemic has taken an enormous toll on our health care providers, particularly long-term care facilities and rural hospitals. Four Maine nursing homes announced in September that they would be shutting their doors, displacing more than 100 residents, and many other long-term care facilities are struggling to stay open. Over the course of the […]

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Brunswick High football team resumes practices amid hazing probe

by Eli Canfield and Steve Craig September 28, 2021September 30, 2021

The school district and local police continue their investigations into an alleged incident that took place during a team retreat in August.

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Letters: Reject CMP’s proposed corridor; Diversity concepts create echo chamber

September 28, 2021September 27, 2021

Reject CMP’s proposed corridor Mainers should not be fooled by the lies and distortions coming from the opponents of Question 1. This referendum is about protecting the western Maine mountains. The first part of the referendum bans high impact transmission lines in the Upper Kennebec Region. The second part ensures that future projects like this […]

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Guest column: Trying to recycle the wrong materials drives up costs for everybody

by Stephen Wood Guest column September 28, 2021September 27, 2021

The town of Brunswick embraces recycling as an essential step in the Maine waste management hierarchy after reducing and reusing. Waste reduction and recycling are part of the Town Council’s Climate Change Resolution adopted on Dec. 2, 2019. Recycling reduces global greenhouse gas emissions by decreasing energy consumed in mining and drilling for new ores […]

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Guest column: Reduce waste instead of arguing over where it should go

by Shelby D Wright Guest column September 27, 2021

In his most recent Recycle Bin commentaries (“Waste to energy safety,” The Times Record, Sept. 14), Harry Hopcroft continues to assert that burning trash is a more environmentally friendly solution than landfilling it. It’s an opinion that is held by some but has been disproven by science and even the staunchest zero waste advocates. And […]

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Haitian migrants at the border: An asylum law scholar explains how US skirts its legal and moral duties

by Karen Musalo, University of California, Hastings The Conversation September 26, 2021

The U.S.’s top envoy to Haiti resigned abruptly on Sept. 22, 2021, over the Biden administration’s “inhumane” treatment of Haitian migrants crossing the border via Mexico into Texas. The resignation came amid debate over the U.S. decision to deport thousands of Haitians entering the U.S. in search of asylum or a better life. Criticism over […]