When my childhood home got a phone call, it was an event. That was partly because my father, a longtime phone-company employee, installed four brass-belled phones throughout our home. The phones rang so loudly it sounded like crooks were breaking into Fort Knox. It was also because we were eager to discover who was calling […]
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Intertidal: The shift to quahogs
Digging in the mud at this time of year might not be your first choice of activities, but there are plenty of people who do this for a living right through the winter. Brunswick has over sixty licensed shellfish harvesters. Harvesters who can dig for both soft shell and hard shell clams under the same […]
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Commentary: When politicians turn immigration into a ‘crisis,’ they hurt their own people
A massive influx of immigrants on the southern border led to record numbers of people entering the country without legal permission, record numbers of migrant deaths and the criminalization of humanitarian workers and activists who assist migrants. Residents have also experienced chronic stress and uncertainty, eroding their sense of security and well-being. This isn’t the […]
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Peter Funt: I can’t endorse the NY Times approach to endorsements
The New York Times provided lessons in both journalism and television Sunday night, by way of bad examples. First: If a newspaper believes in making political endorsements it shouldn’t balk when a tough call comes along, leaving voters more mystified than before. Second: The ingredients that create a compelling reality-TV show (“The Apprentice” comes to […]
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Commentary: Could a woman defeat Donald Trump? What political science research says
U.S. presidential candidates Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren got into a fight this week. Warren reported that Sanders had, in a 2018 meeting, told her that he didn’t believe a woman could win over President Trump in the 2020 election. Sanders denied he said it. But the two raised a question that many Americans […]
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Peter Funt: Snubbed
Snubbing season is in full swing. Oscar snubs went to acclaimed actors Robert DeNiro (“The Irishman”), Jamie Foxx (“Just Mercy”), Taron Egerton (“Rocketman”), Christian Bale (“Ford v Ferrari”), Eddie Murphy (“Dolemite Is My Name”), and Adam Sandler (“Uncut Gems”) to name just a few. Sandler immediately tweeted that he could stop wearing suits now that […]
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Commentary: I asked people why they don’t vote, and this is what they told me
At least 40% to 90% of American voters stay home during elections, evidence that low voter turnout for both national and local elections is a serious problem throughout the United States. With the 2020 presidential election approaching, directives for people to “get out and vote” will be firing up again. Some people might be indifferent […]
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Bowdoin news — Ursula Sze named NESCAC women’s squash Performer of the Week
BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College first-year Ursula Sze has been named the NESCAC Women’s Squash Performer of the Week. Sze clinched Bowdoin’s 5-4 victory over Dickinson with an 11-8 win in the fifth game over Jocelyn Feliciano at the No. 3 position (11-9, 11-5, 7-11, 10-12, 11-8) on Wednesday. With the game tied 8-8, she was […]
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Marshwood sinks Mt. Ararat, 64-53, in boys basketball
The Hawks start fast, hold off rallying Eagles.
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Letter: More development, more interactions with rabid foxes.
I read Gary Anderson’s commentary in the Friday, Jan. 17, edition of The Times Record, “Solving Bath’s Rabies Outbreak.” After giving thought numerous times to the rabies dilemma, I realized too much of the natural environment has been used for development. This decreases the environment for foxes to roam and live as well as other […]