The flowers are showing out, at long last. I appreciate the ways they demonstrate the sage advice given to writers in every age, to “show, not tell” the heart of their wisdom. One lesson the flowers seem keen to share at the moment is about the inherent value of pluralism (i.e. a condition in which […]
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Just a Little Old: Wavering Trump voters should do some soul-searching
Picture this scenario: A college president is interviewing a potential football coach. He’s promised his donors and fans that the team will be undefeated the next season, no excuses. He starts with a bold question: “Will you do whatever it takes to win every single game, even if you have to cut some corners, like […]
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Gordon L. Weil: ‘Figures don’t lie’ except when they do
“Lies, damned lies and statistics.” That old saying about the levels of lying both reveals and warns about the excessive use and misuse of numbers. People love numbers. Rankings and ratings are the basis of decisions that may determine matters ranging from which country is a world power to what toaster browns bread best to […]
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Sustainable Practice: Sustainably celebrating birds and moms
What do you have planned for World Migratory Bird Day? I’m sure you have it marked on your calendar as the day before Mother’s Day, right? In case it slipped your mind, this year, people in Canada and the United States celebrate our feathered friends on Saturday, May 11, and our mothers on Sunday, May […]
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Just a Little Old: Gathering at the river for Dr. Hilda Ives Wiley
On Sunday afternoon, April 28, an overflow crowd gathered at First Parish Church in Brunswick to celebrate the life and legacy of Hilda Ives Wiley. Memories of that service will stay with me for as long as I live. But first, some context. I first met Hilda’s father, Bob (known as “Bobby”), way back in […]
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Hubbard C. Goodrich: Donald Trump’s projections
Projection is a psychological phenomenon wherein an individual attributes their own thoughts, feelings, or actions onto another person or group. Projection is a defensive mechanism often seen in children, and sometimes persists into adulthood. I well remember accusing my sister of behavior for which I myself was clearly guilty. In the realm of politics, projection […]
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Letters to the editor: CMP vs. Bath ospreys; Growing aquaculture; Volunteers needed to train;
Ruffled feathers I am writing to you from what had been my perfect nesting perch above Leeman Highway in Bath. I have been a summer resident on this power line for decades, and by the way, despite the challenging Maine weather, my nest has lasted longer than some power lines. It is not an easy […]
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Tom Purcell: For Mother’s Day — teaching the art of laughter
My mother would have been considered eccentric had she been financially wealthy. She would do almost anything — and wear almost any silly costume — to bring joy into the lives of others, much to the embarrassment of her six children. But she is wealthy in the ways that really matter, and her greatest wealth […]
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The Maine Idea: Supreme Court’s delays becoming intolerable
In Washington during the pandemic, I passed by the Supreme Court building often on the way to the Library of Congress. One of the classically inspired “marble temples” built well into the 20th century, it’s also one of the largest, constructed long after the White House and Capitol became symbols of government known throughout the […]
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Dick Polman: Supreme Court is goose-stepping for trump in slow motion
Way back when I was a boy, the U.S. Supreme Court was so revered as an institution that my fourth-grade teacher required us to learn the names of all nine members. We kids could never have imagined that there’d come a day when the highest bench in the land would be so widely reviled. And […]
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