Brunswick-Topsham bridge preservation proponents costing taxpayers millions with appeal Discussions of the health and safety of the Frank J Wood bridge date as far back as the mid ’90s when the Coastal Connector was proposed. At that time, the bridge was already beyond its 50-year expected life span. Every engineering report noted the failing condition […]
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Commentary: 70 years ago Walter Plywaski fought for atheists’ right to become citizens
Here’s why his story is worth remembering
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Michael Reagan: Trump’s endorsements can hurt GOP
Will Donald Trump’s endorsements in the 2022 Republican primaries be a double-edged sword for the party? Based on the surprising results of this week’s special House runoff election in Texas, they could be. The Republican-only election in a congressional district near Fort Worth was a runoff between Susan Wright, who was endorsed by Trump, and […]
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Commentary: Big tech has a vaccine misinformation problem – here’s what a social media expert recommends
With less than half the United States population fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and as the delta variant sweeps the nation, the U.S. surgeon general issued an advisory that called misinformation an urgent threat to public health. The advisory said efforts by social media companies to combat misinformation are “too little, too late and still don’t […]
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David Treadwell: Warning – Fox News can be hazardous to your health
Some people believe that the moon is made of green cheese. And some people believe the fear-mongering twaddle about COVID 19 vaccines spouted by Fox News celebrities, such as Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham. The green cheese believers cause no harm to our fellow citizens. The nightly doses of Fox News poison put us all […]
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Commentary: The largest news agency in the US changes crime reporting practices to ‘do less harm and give people second chances’
When suspects’ names appear in crime stories, their lives may be broken and never put back together. For years, people have begged The Associated Press, known as the “AP,” to scrub their indiscretions from its archives. Some of those requests “were heart-rending,” said John Daniszewski, standards vice president at AP who helped to spearhead the […]
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Gordon Weil: Abortion case – Can Supreme Court protect rights not in Constitution?
A major new abortion case is coming. Possibly even more important is the sleeper issue that arrives with it. The case just brought by Mississippi for Supreme Court consideration next year is about both abortion itself and individual rights. The abortion issue is widely understood. Less so, individual rights. Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch wants […]
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Giving Voice: Supporting at-risk Maine youth starts at home
COVID-19 infection rates have gone down, a large portion of the population has been vaccinated and many schools are resuming in-person learning this fall. Yay! Students are excited to go back to school, and for most, while they understood the importance of going remote during the pandemic, they did not particularly enjoy online school. Many […]
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Persistent practice routine and tireless work ethic paying off for golfer Caleb Manuel
The Maine Amateur champion is committed to the game, and he’s putting in the work to succeed on big stages.
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The Maine Idea: Tradition can make up for inexperience
Despite Democratic control of the Legislature and the Governorship, divisions on display ever since Paul LePage steered the Maine Republican Party hard-right in 2010 erupted often during the legislative session finally concluded on July 19. LePage’s prospective return to run once more for governor, after 18 months as a Florida resident, can’t have promoted compromise. […]
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