As a young person, the climate crisis is the most pressing issue of my generation. Already, we are seeing its effects: the extreme heat on the west coast, the wildfires in California, devastating storms such as Hurricane Ida; the list goes on and on. These disasters will only get worse as the climate crisis escalates, […]
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Commentary: How social media – aided by bots – amplifies Islamophobia online
In August 2021, a Facebook ad campaign criticizing Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, the United States’ first Muslim congresswomen, came under intense scrutiny. Critics charged that the ads linked the congresswomen with terrorism, and some faith leaders condemned the campaign as “Islamophobic” – that is, spreading fear of Islam and hatred against Muslims. This was […]
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Gordon Weil: Supreme Court rules on abortion as Congress defaults
Supreme Court becomes federal legislature.
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Guest column: A clear sunny day: A personal perspective on 9/11
On the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 Attack I wrote (“Minute by Minute”, The Times Record, Sept. 9, 2011) of my experience on that clear, sunny Tuesday in September 2001. Now, at the 20-year mark, it is fitting to add perspective to a day, and a time, that is seared into the consciousness of a […]
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David Treadwell: One Rosie the Riveter’s story
“Women have stoked the furnaces and hurried the factory wheels. They have made the planes, welded the tanks, riveted the ships and rolled the shells. Women who stepped up were measured as citizens of the Nation, not as women. This was a people’s war and everyone was in it.” — President Franklin D. Roosevelt Those […]
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Letters: Help available for those facing eviction; Topsham man prefers eagles over angels
Help available for those facing eviction The COVID-19 pandemic has put a financial strain on many Mainers, and for some, that means struggling to pay rent and utility costs. On Aug. 26, the US Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration from enforcing a temporary eviction ban that was put in place because of the ongoing […]
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Commentary: Government and charitable actions likely kept millions of Americans out of food insecurity during the pandemic
Despite the profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the vulnerable in the United States, the percentage of Americans in food-insecure households held steady in 2020 at 10.5%, figures released on Sept. 8, 2021, show. Although unchanged from 2019, the new numbers are important for two main reasons. First, food insecurity – the state of […]
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Field hockey: Brunswick, Mt. Ararat fight off rainy conditions in draw
Dragons and Eagles play to a hard-fought draw.
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Letter: Susan Collins breaks the public’s trust
Maybe it’s because I live in Maine, and carry that Scarlet Letter “A” on my chest, that causes me to see Susan Collins as a totally faux moderate Republican. She is crafty enough to be loyal to her party (if you can call it that) while at the same time strategically and cunningly taking supposed […]
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Tom Purcell: America’s rural shift a revival of horse sense?
Here’s another interesting COVID-enabled trend to ponder: More Americans are leaving big cities and the suburbs to live in rural communities, according to NextAvenue.com. I hope the trend grows because it would be good for the American psyche. As it goes, the move to the country makes a lot of sense to some people. In […]