On the morning of July 3, a “Milita” group was discovered in the breakdown lane on I-95 in Massachusetts by State Police. When approached, many of these “law abiding citizens” ran into the woods, clutching their phallic symbol rifles, forcing nearby residents to go into a lockdown. These potential insurrectionists were on their way to […]
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Summer camps build on effort to extend vocational programs to middle schoolers
Career and technical education schools around Maine are piloting programs for middle schools and offering summer camps as part of a statewide effort to engage younger students.
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Commentary: Why women need male allies in the workplace – and why fighting everyday sexism enriches men too
Women and groups advocating for gender equality are increasingly urging men to become allies in the fight. Research has shown that in the absence of male support, women have to shoulder the burden of battling routine workplace sexismsuch as misogynist humor and microaggressions on their own. This can lead to a sense of isolation, stress […]
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Ararat dominates Noble to secure 12U Cal Ripken New England title
Ararat advances to the World Series in Florida next month.
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David Treadwell: It’s all a matter of attitude
About four years ago I wrote an article about two 103-year old men entitled, “A Pair of 103’s.” One of them died a year later; the other one (the father of my sister-in-law) died this past March, shortly before his 107th birthday. He had played bridge a week before he died. He had requested — […]
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Gordon Weil: COVID-19 should have halted Olympics
Kick back, take it easy. The Olympic Games are under way, giving us a break from political games. That’s wrong, really wrong. The Olympics are highly political. It begins with deciding who will host the Games. Between 2000 and 2022, only one country comes up twice – China. The International Olympic Committee apparently thought it […]
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Dick Polman: Hannity suggest Fox News should stop killing people
Pro-life Americans, which I define as people who want to defeat the pandemic, should welcome support from all quarters – including the darkest precincts of the Fox propaganda machine. Hence it was nice this week to hear Sean Hannity utter these sentences: “Please take COVID seriously. I can’t say it enough. Enough people have died. […]
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Letter: Mills errs in public utility veto
Gov. Janet Mills, as reported on the front page of The Times Record July 14, vetoed the bill passed by the Legislature to buy out CMP and Versant Power. The bill was too hastily prepared, she argues; the cost will be formidable, about $13 billion, say her supporters. The argument of ”hasty” falls to the […]
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Commentary: We are all propagandists now
The U.S. is in an information war with itself. The public sphere, where Americans discuss public issues, is broken. There’s little discussion – and lots of fighting. One reason why: Persuasion is difficult, slow and time-consuming – it doesn’t make good television or social media content – and so there aren’t a lot of good […]
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Guest column: 12 years without a minimum wage raise
We’ve hit a terrible milestone for the federal minimum wage – 12 years without a raise. The last increase was to $7.25 an hour on July 24, 2009. That’s so long ago, the top movies that year were Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Up, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, […]
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