THE CONVERSATION — U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Aug. 2, 2022 – a highly controversial trip that has been strongly opposed by China. Such is the sensitivity over the island’s status that even before Pelosi’s plane touched down in the capital of Taipei, mere reports of the proposed trip prompted a warning by […]
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John Micek: Here’s how broken Washington really is
In an ideal world, the landmark compromise on climate change, Medicare, and energy spending that Senate Democrats announced at the end of last week would barely require a second glance. That’s not to diminish the magnitude of the agreement that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer struck with the chamber’s Dr. No, West Virginia’s Joe Manchin. […]
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Peter Roff: Reform at the FTC is long overdue
The U.S. economy is teetering on the edge of a recession. Prices are up. Job creation appears to be slowing. People are seeing the value of their wages decline. It’s a perilous time, yet instead of seeking ways to stimulate economic growth, policymakers in Washington are poised to enact new rules that will take us […]
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The Conversation: After Roe’s overturning, Americans are demanding Supreme Court term limits
THE CONVERSATION — Following the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organizationoverturning half a century of abortion rights under Roe v. Wade, nearly two-thirds of Americans want fundamental court reform, specifically term limits for Supreme Court justices. Indeed, on July 25, 2022, Democrats introduced a bill that would allow a new justice to take the bench […]
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Michael Reagan: Who got America into this mess?
Lots of perplexed Americans are asking the question, “How did we get here?” They ask how is it that a rich, powerful and generally happy country that was chugging along so smoothly in the 21st century has almost overnight become an economic, social and ideological train wreck. It’s a fair question – and the answer […]
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Commentary: Debunking stereotypes about mobile homes could make them a new face of affordable housing
When you hear the words “trailer park” or “mobile home park,” what comes to mind? Crime? Poverty? Vulnerability to natural disasters? These negative images reflect the stigma, reinforced by popular culture, that many U.S. residents assign to manufactured home parks – the official name for these dwellings under federal standards adopted in 1976. Over 20 […]
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Christine Flowers: From Rome with a perspective on populism and partisanship
I write this sitting at a cafe in front of the Italian Parliament, waiting for the president to resign. After two years of watching my own countrymen try and get rid of our leader in two partisan and meritless impeachment shams, the last thing I wanted was to spend my vacation in Rome watching another […]
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David Treadwell: Bonding through games
I recently called a local department store to see if they sold card tables. When a young woman got on the phone, I asked, “Do you have card tables?” to which she responded, “What are card tables?” to which I sagely replied, “Tables you play cards on.” “Oh,” she said, “you mean tables where the […]
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From the Editor: All good things …
This issue represents the last edition printed during my tenure as editor of The Times Record, as I’m taking another job outside the Masthead Maine network of papers. It’s not easy to leave. I’ve been incredibly blessed to work for this paper that can trace its lineage in the Bath and Brunswick area back for […]
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Gordon Weil: State anti-abortion moves could be foiled
Historic U.S. document could block state anti-abortion efforts