I trekked to St. Germaine School every morning in my sturdy Buster Brown shoes. Designed for rough-and-tumble boys, these heavy-duty shoes could take a scuffing and, with a good polishing, keep on shining — pretty much the way rambunctious kids like me were able to do in our elementary school years. The good sisters who […]
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Jase Graves: And then there was one teenager left at home
In recent days, the hormonal distribution in my household has become slightly more balanced as two of my three teenage daughters and several lines of credit are now off attending college. This means that when I’m at home, I only receive the contemptuous side-eye from my wife, my youngest daughter, two female dogs and a […]
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The Conversation: Ukrainian people are resisting the centuries-old force of Russian imperialism
THE CONVERSATION — The war being waged by Russia in Ukraine has been described in many ways – an attempt to recreate the USSR, a militant attempt to create a new Eurasia civilization, or a proxy war between Russia and the West. But whatever Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ambitions and aspirations were in the past, they have become ever […]
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Letters to the editor: What would Frank J. Wood do?
What would Frank J. Wood do?Regarding the future of the green bridge between Brunswick and Topsham, I ask only: “What would Frank J. Wood do?” And I ask in two parts:First, it is more than obvious that, when Mr. Wood had the bridge built nine decades ago, if he had the option to build the […]
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Michael Reagan: Goodbye, Cheney — not goodbye, inflation
The best news of the week for all Americans is that Liz Cheney lost. Big time. Her crushing demise in Wyoming’s Republican primary shouldn’t have been a surprise to anyone – and she deserved it. Congresswoman Cheney – despite voting with the Trump administration more than 90 percent of the time – had come down […]
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The Conversation: With ‘bravery’ as its new brand, Ukraine is turning advertising into a weapon of war
THE CONVERSATION — When a preview of Vogue’s October 2022 cover story on Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska hit Twitter on July 26, 2022, reactions on social media were swift and polarized. Some critics said that a photo shoot by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz for a fashion magazine was a “bad idea” and glamorized war. Others lauded the […]
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The Conversation: Will the Inflation Reduction Act actually reduce inflation? How will the corporate minimum tax work? An economist has answers
THE CONVERSATION — The U.S. is about to spend US$490 billion over 10 years on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving health care and reducing the federal deficit. Where’s all that money coming from? We asked University of Michigan economist Nirupama Rao to examine how the new law will raise enough revenue to pay for clean energy tax credits, […]
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Giving Voice: Gathering Place golf tournament tees off to benefit unhoused
We have cause for celebration this week. Last Monday, The Gathering Place held its inaugural golf tournament. It was held at the Highland Green golf course through the generosity of John Wasileski, developer of Highland Green, and it was a great success. It appeared that everyone there had fun, the players and the volunteers who […]
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Gordon Weil: Biased partisans rush to judgment on Trump
I am biased. You are biased. “Everyone is a little bit biased,” says an article published by the American Bar Association. “A little bit” may understate matters. A recent incident shows how deeply bias can run. A Little League pitcher’s fastball beaned a batter, who fell to the ground. For a few minutes, the situation […]
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Dick Polman: For America’s best lawyers, Trump is a leper
I’ve had some good yuks lately – starting with quack doc Mehlmet Oz screwing up his Man of the People Act in the “Wegner’s” supermarket, and lightweight Jared Kushner getting reviewed for his new book: “Kushner looks like a mannequin, and he writes like one…Kushner’s fealty to Trump remains absolute. Reading this book reminded me […]