As a new member of the Maine House of Representatives, I am deeply honored to serve on behalf of the people of Durham, Pownal, Lisbon, Bowdoin and Topsham. I’ve enjoyed getting to know you this past summer and fall, and I am looking forward to carrying forward your voices to Augusta. In the conversations I’ve […]
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NASA stranded in mediocrity
International Space Station (ISS): Hello, Houston, Starliner crew Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams here. Any word on when we can return home? Houston: Hey, guys. We know you set out on an eight-day mission in June 2024 and, because of some issues with our Boeing-built Starliner spacecraft, you’ve been stranded for nearly nine months. Just […]
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Millions of Americans embrace Trumpanity
On the day after President Trump’s inauguration, Marian Budde, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, spoke directly to the president, who was sitting in the first row of the National Cathedral. On the campaign trail, Trump had claimed that he had been saved by God from assassination so he could make American great again. […]
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Letters to the editor: Musk power grab; dear Sen. Collins; stand up
Musk power grab a betrayal to American voters I’m about to turn 85 and have lived through Watergate and other serious betrayals of our democratic system, but never ever have I seen what is currently happening. Unelected Musk and his young tech cronies are systematically gaining access to America’s financial and personal information by seizing […]
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Overcoming Groundhog Day homelessness
“I wish more people understood how quickly you can find yourself without a home. It’s not always a slow decline — sometimes, it happens in an instant. One day, I had a job and a place to live, and the next, it was all gone.” For Nathan, it only took a couple of weeks for […]
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Trump’s swift changes challenge Congress, allies
President Trump is the new captain of what Longfellow called the Ship of State. He tries to turn the federal government around completely – and quickly. Capt. Trump’s moves to reverse course are both bold and dangerous, creating tests that the captain of any huge vessel might encounter by acting abruptly to completely change direction. […]
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Trump’s pardons, sacred Republican and a second Jim Crow
His second inauguration had just occurred and the speeches were barely over when Donald Trump pardoned pretty much all of the Jan. 6 rioters. At the moment, the president continues to enact executive orders, coupled with promises to force Washington to bend to his political will. Given the intense degree of activity and resistance, it […]
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An acronymic cacophony: The rise of the AMA-fueled ASPCA and the demise of the DIY GOP
The political panorama is a WIP, a constant UK torment for the average IRA advocate, IMHO, the GOP is a TBH struggling to adapt to the MAGA agenda, embracing vintage WOKE rhetoric while the DNC is busy chasing KPOI that no one truly fathoms. The FOMO is real. Everyone’s obsessed with the latest ASMR videos […]
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Eating utensils: Dispensing with disposability
Over the years, we have become increasingly accustomed — and conditioned — to eating with single-use plastic forks, knives and spoons when ordering takeout and enjoying ourselves at family celebrations, parties and public events. This practice is inherently unsustainable, so disposable utensils made from organic materials — and thus biodegradable, compostable or even edible — […]
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Letters to the editor: Sanctuary cities; Brunswick digester proposal; tobacco taxes
Defunding sanctuary cities not Executive Branch’s decision A guest columnist has stereotyped so-called “sanctuary cities” as dangerous places, equating their resident aliens with rampant “criminality.” He alleged without any factual basis that such cities are harboring convicted murderers, rapists and kidnappers. He proposes that the federal government should “cripple” sanctuary cities by cutting money to […]
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