Let’s have some fun. Let’s compare the best known candidate on the national political scene (Donald Trump) with the least known candidate (Tim Walz, the running mate of Kamala Harris). Let’s start with religion, a big deal in the minds of many American voters. Even though Donald Trump doesn’t go to church or pray or […]
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Guest column: New legislation will better address traumatic brain injuries
Dear Sen. King, Sen.Collins, Rep. Golden and Rep. Pingree, Thank you very much for your support of the Blast Overpressure Safety Act. As I understand it the purpose will be: “establishing a baseline neurocognitive assessment to be conducted during the accession process of members of the Armed Forces before the beginning of training … ” […]
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Letters to the editor: Endorsements for King, Tepler
Reelect Sen. Angus King Sen. Angus King is running for reelection against three opponents, and in my opinion, there is no one more qualified or more experienced to represent Maine in the U.S. Senate. As an independent, he has worked tirelessly to promote bipartisan solutions to our biggest problems. He is a firm advocate for […]
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The Maine Idea: One small victory for Maine tax filers
When Mainers file their federal income taxes next year, many of them will do so for free thanks to a new IRS program that was piloted in 12 states for tax year 2023 that will now be expanded nationwide. Not every state will participate, but Maine Revenue Services announced its intention to join recently – […]
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Sustainable Practice: Our sustainable future
Growing up in the 1970s, the year 2000 was far in the future. It seemed not only possible but likely that we’d have a lunar base and sentient robots as depicted in “2001: A Space Odyssey.” But by the end of the aughts, the decade after the world held its breath to see if Y2K […]
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Gordon L. Weil: Image over issues in presidential race
Political campaigns look for motivational catch phrases. One of the most famous, posted in Bill Clinton’s 1992 campaign headquarters, simply read: “The economy, stupid.” Distracted workers were to focus on this single issue as a key to winning. This year, the key may just be emerging to voters distracted by daily polls. It could be: […]
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Christine Flowers: A defense of JD Vance from a childless woman
I am what JD Vance would have called a single cat lady. Actually, I don’t have, nor do I particularly like, cats. I am more along the lines of a single black Lab lady, or a single bearded dragon lady. But the label still matches my civil status. I have neither spouse nor spawn, which […]
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LC Van Savage: Ostriches we’ve known and loved
Ostriches. They have got to fascinate, don’t they? Amazing fabulous birds, mean, beautiful, dangerous, stunning and of course, gigantic! I won’t pretend I know all about them, but I did do some reading and here’s the skinny on ostriches, or everything you’d ever want to know. Are you aware that those guys can weigh 330 […]
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Dick Polman: Does Trump have a Plan B?
His poll lead has evaporated, his foe Joe has abdicated, his veep choice is a national joke, the ascendent opposition ticket is kicking his capacious rear, and with each passing day it seems more likely cornered old criminal Donald Trump will spend his remaining golden years fighting to stay out of jail. How’s he holding […]
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Tom Purcell: Survivor of a baby boomer childhood
Editor’s note: This column is an except from Tom Purcell’s book, “Misadventures of a 1970s Childhood.” The MSNBC.com article said that kids raised in the ‘50s, ’60s and ’70s are survivors. We survived chain-smoking adults, meat-and-potato diets and rough-and-tumble fearlessness of every kind — such as the bike jump that nearly killed me in 1972. It […]
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