Sen. Susan Collins recently announced that she will vote against the nomination of David Chipman as Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, saying that she found this nomination to be “unusually divisive.” I couldn’t agree more. As the executive director of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, I work hard to preserve […]
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Gordon Weil: Biden, Mills make early campaign moves
It may not be obvious to most voters, but we are in the midst of the 2022 political campaign. We are learning about the politicians’ view of the voters and probably also the voters’ view of themselves. We may be more conservative than having a Democratic president and governor might imply. Of course, elections have […]
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Maine high school track and field athletes off to the outdoor nationals in Oregon
Mainers well represented at high school outdoor track and field national competition in Oregon.
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Guest column: For sanity’s sake, can we please can the baby talk?
Years back, l was invited to stay a few days with two wealthy older women, well educated, old family friends. I had not seen them for many years. I just loved being with those wonderful old ladies, and yet after my second day in their home I was stunned to hear them suddenly begin speaking […]
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The Maine Idea: Sen. Susan Collins is wrong – voting rights can’t be left to states
Just before voting June 22 to filibuster the new federal voting rights bill, the “For The People Act,” Sen. Susan Collins made a surprising statement. The bill, she said “would take away the rights of people in each of the 50 states to determine which election rules work best for their citizens.” Surprising because – coming from a Maine senator, long […]
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Tom Purcell: Civics lessons for the Fourth
You can become an American citizen by being born in the U.S. or you can become one by getting “naturalized.” Becoming naturalized is a heck of a lot harder. It not only means having to meet all the legal and residency requirements Congress has established, it means passing a U.S. civics test that would stump […]
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Pitching depth is key for the grind of a youth baseball state tournament
Coaches and players take strategy into account during Cal Ripken state tournament.
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Commentary: What today’s GOP demonstrates about the dangers of partisan conformity
Directly following the 2020 election, Republicans seemed to be through with Donald Trump. Party leaders stopped speaking to him and voters began abandoning the GOP, apparently in reaction to Trump’s role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Recently, things have changed. Republicans are once again aligning with Trump, even to the point of alienating GOP […]
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Christine Flowers: Free speech extends to students, too
One of the first cases I studied at Villanova was Tinker v. Des Moines, a seminal case in free speech and student’s rights. In December of 1965, the week I turned four, a group of high school students in Des Moines Iowa decided to wear black armbands to class in protest of the Vietnam War. […]
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Rich Manieri: We can change the language of abortion, but not the reality
We use euphemisms to soften reality. We do it all the time when forced to discuss things we would rather not discuss or even acknowledge. Death comes to mind. I’ve completed an exhaustive study and determined that death affects one out of one human beings. Still, we’d rather not talk about it or we try […]