Consider your eyes: set just above your nose, less than two inches apart, designed to zero in on what’s before you. There she is, nostrils working, tail twitching, taking one cautious step at a time, eyes wide to her head’s sides, designed to know what’s all around. You and this deer are complements of aimed […]
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Giving Voice: There are many ways to be of service
The Gathering Place in Brunswick represents exactly what the name says. It is a place where people are free to gather. These are extremely challenging times. The number of homeless is increasing due to many cutbacks as a direct result of the pandemic. Shelters have been forced to lower the number of occupants due to […]
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Field hockey: Freeport sends its seniors out on high note
Falcons close out season with tough victory over resilient Brunswick.
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High school winter sports coaches say teams will happily adjust to new rules
Many say mask requirement would not be an issue if it meant having a season in pandemic.
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Commentary: Why scientists and public health officials need to address vaccine mistrust instead of dismissing it
Recent polls indicate that more than a third of the country has concerns about a vaccine that in all likelihood will be the only reliable way to end to the COVID-19 pandemic. These results reflect a similar public sentiment in the U.S. in the 1950s when a polio vaccine was introduced. There are likely multiple […]
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Letters: Crimmins’ flawed COVID column
Caring adults can weather COVID hardship Other than his faulty math and misunderstanding of pandemics, I take issue with the real purpose of Jonathan Crimmins’ opinion (Prose & Cons, “Leave the Scaring to Halloween,” The Times Record, Oct. 30), which is all in the last line: “Mainers can make decisions for themselves.” While this is […]
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Commentary: Three common arguments for preserving the Electoral College – and why they are wrong
This article was originally published in November 2016 In November 2000, newly elected New York Senator Hillary Clinton promised that when she took office in 2001, she would introduce a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College, the 18th-century, state-by-state, winner-take-all system for selecting the president. She never pursued her promise – a decision that […]
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Letter: Brunswick-Bath public schools and the Bath YMCA is an important partnership
We were impressed to read about the recent partnership between Brunswick and Bath area schools and the Bath YMCA offering childcare on remote learning days for Pre-K through 5th grade students. Quality early care and education programs are critical. They provide safe, nurturing places for kids when their parents are not able to be with […]
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Coaches, administrators wonder what’s next with winter sports
With start date indefinitely suspended last week, questions arise on what timetable for season is now.
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Commentary: Why there’s so much legal uncertainty about resolving a disputed presidential election
As I’ve Zoom-traveled the country speaking about legal issues involving the election, I have found myself, as well as audiences, bewildered and frustrated by one underlying question: Why is there so much legal uncertainty about so many critical questions concerning the rules for resolving a disputed presidential election? If ever a need existed for clear […]