THE CONVERSATION — As Hurricane Ian intensified on its way toward the Florida coast, hurricane hunters were in the sky doing something almost unimaginable: flying through the center of the storm. With each pass, the scientists aboard these planes take measurements that satellites can’t and send them to forecasters at the National Hurricane Center. Jason Dunion, […]
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James McCarthy: 40-year-old answers are out-of-step with what Mainers want for Wabanaki tribes
For the past year-and-a-half, I’ve been a volunteer helping the Wabanaki Alliance educate Mainers about the need for securing full sovereignty of the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Mi’kmaq and Maliseet tribes in Maine. During this time, I’ve witnessed a sea-change in attitudes about inherent injustices in the state’s relationship with the tribes. It’s been absolutely heartening to […]
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Sam Saltonstall: Handwringing does not solve the climate problem
A recent local news story reported that because of the persistent summer drought, many local farmers had to irrigate their crops even as many wells ran dry this summer. Meanwhile, communities all along the Maine coast are concerned about sea level rise and the challenge and expense of preparing for it. Too little water. Too […]
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Just a Little Old: Reflections on parenthood
My first wife and I moved from Boston to New York City in the summer of 1967. We lived in a small apartment on the Upper East Side along with our son David, just 7 months old at the time. David soon learned that he could climb out of his crib, so we resorted to […]
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Your Land: What’s in your ‘shed?
I come warily to this writing. It is, after all, summer’s end, and with it, our turn toward winter. Still, Mere Brook and its watershed insist. “We’re central; we’re Brunswick,” they might say if given voice’s chance. Near the midsection of August, I sat in on a US Navy-convened meeting of interested parties that included […]
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Gordon Weil: Historic economic change is looming
The political campaign focuses on inflation. Somebody must be held responsible for high prices and even for a recession that hasn’t happened. Economic conditions could always be better. But right now, things may be better than they seem. And they’re surely different. First, some good news. The U.S. is the world economic superpower with the […]
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John Micek: Social media companies need to turn down the heat
Baseless attacks by online trolls — whether anonymous or by well-known politicians and public figures — have created a cascade of hate, “underpinned by dangerous misinformation and outright lies against the LGBTQ+ community,” according to recently released research. That’s the top-line finding of a new report, jointly released by the Center for Countering Digital Hate […]
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The Maine Idea: On power corridor, ‘the law’s delay’ is getting out of hand
It’s going to be a tough winter. Maine’s average residential electricity rates have soared to 22 cents a kilowatt – equal to Massachusetts’s, which used to be higher – and a 47% increase over a year ago. If you heat with oil, it’s even more alarming – though gasoline prices have come down, heating oil […]
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The Conversation: Unrest across Iran continues under state’s extreme gender apartheid
THE CONVERSATION — Unrest continues to erupt across Iran following the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman, who died after being arrested and reportedly beaten by Iran’s morality police. The Iranian force took Mahsa (Zhina) Amini into detention on Sept. 16, 2022, for not wearing her hijab according to the rules. As of Sept. 28, at least […]
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Letters to the editor: Scam scare; more 2022 endorsements
Scam scare I nearly got scammed last week. Luckily, we knew just the person who could help me. But let’s start at the beginning. Sometimes when I buy items online, I use PayPal, a very reputable company which I have used many times. Once you sign up, you don’t have to keep putting your credit […]