Brunswick senior and Freeport senior earn McDonald’s All-Star team recognition.
Times Record
Posted inTimes Record
Dick Polman: Long live Obamacare. Now it’s Nomalarkeycare.
Once upon a time, in a dystopia far far away, Trump decreed that Obamacare shall die. In his memorable words, “What we want to do is terminate it.” How’d that work out? Not only did Obamacare survive the Mar-a-Lago loser – and 10 years of attempted Republican sabotage – but today it’s more alive than […]
advertisement
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Letter: Proposed law would combat voter suppression
With state legislative bodies back in session for the year, many policymakers are scrambling to form new voter suppression laws. After a highly divisive election year when our democratic values were tested as a nation, it is important now more than ever to pass the federal For the People Act (also known as H.R. 1) […]
Posted inTimes Record
Commentary: What Alexander Hamilton’s deep connections to slavery reveal about the need for reparations today
Alexander Hamilton has received a resurgence of interest in recent years on the back of the smash Broadway musical bearing his name. But alongside tales of his role in the Revolutionary War and in forging the early United States, the spotlight has also fallen on a less savory aspect of his life: his apparent complicity […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Commentary: When Americans recall their roots, they open up to immigration
Which was the first generation in your family to arrive in America? Do you know why your family came to the United States? Members of President Joe Biden’s administration – and key nominees – have answered these questions in their first days in office. Upon his nomination as Biden’s secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas, […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Letter: Biden pandemic address united word and deed
Shakespeare’s Hamlet addresses the players who will later perform a play before his uncle, the usurper and murderer of his father the King. He exhorts them in their performance “to suit the word to the action and the action to the word,” reckoning that the unity of word and deed is a rarity in the […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Commentary: After the insurrection, America’s far-right groups get more extreme
As the U.S. grapples with domestic extremism in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, warnings about more violence are coming from the FBI Director Chris Wray and others. The Conversation asked Matthew Valasik, a sociologist at Louisiana State University, and Shannon E. Reid, a criminologist at the University of North […]
Posted inSports, Times Record, Times Record Sports, Varsity Maine
Coaches, student-athletes excited for spring sports season
MPA gives the green light for regional, state championships this spring.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Letter: Susan Collins is no pandemic hero
Regarding the recent letter in support of Susan Collins by Chip Gray (“Susan Collins saved small businesses during pandemic,” The Times Record, March 11), I am glad that the Harraseeket Inn was able to obtain its share of the PPP loans and I wish this long-standing business continued success in the years to come. That […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Guest column: Open government is key to honest government
When government fails, it’s the rare public official who says, “Oops. My fault.” That’s human nature, particularly for officials in the public eye who may have to run for office again. No one wants to be held directly responsible for letting the public down. Case in point is the recent catastrophe in Texas, when unexpected […]
You must be logged in to post a comment.