All sides are digging in on the issue of the closure of part of the federal government. When all parties dig firmly into extreme positions, it is easy to find fault. So I will. On one hand is the president who has decided that this is his last stand. The question is whether he is […]
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News stories spotlight how there is still a need to act
Our topic for today: three stories and a letter. The stories all made recent headlines. The first was about the state of Florida posthumously pardoning the Groveland Four, a group of African-American men who suffered torture, prison and murder after being falsely accused of raping a white woman in 1949. The second concerns broad Republican […]
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The EU is a great idea that has gone awry
NEW YORK — As we watch Britain going through the paroxysms relating to Brexit, it is easy to view its decision to leave the European Union as an act of foolishness, a self-inflicted wound that will impoverish Britons for years to come. Europe is Britain’s largest market, taking in almost half of the country’s exports. […]
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Snowbirds! Love ’em or hate ’em, they’ve stopped Maine winters cold
Readers are sleeping in their trucks, couch surfing and buying new homes in order to find warm-weather refuge in the South.
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Aries: Make things better by offering kindness, love
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Skeet Ulrich, 49; Rainn Wilson, 53; Bill Maher, 63; David Lynch, 73. Happy Birthday: Take the lead and don’t look back. This is a year to let your innovation take over and set a course for something unique and exciting. Personal improvements will be energizing and push you to take […]
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Face Time: Johnny Mehler, busy wedding photographer, rescue dog dad
Johnny Mehler moved to Maine in 2013 to pursue a sports reporting career. Today, he’s a marketing specialist for Spectrum Healthcare Partners, an Uplift LA 40 Under 40 creative genius nominee, a busy photographer and a proud dog dad. Name: Johnny Mehler Age: 29 Lives: South Portland How did you get into sportscasting? I loved playing […]
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What to expect when you plan travel in 2019
Christopher Elliott Special To The Washington Post If you like crowds, personalized travel experiences or talking to machines, then you’re going to love traveling in 2019. That’s because “overtourism,” personalization and artificial intelligence rank among the top travel trends of the new year,experts say. And, as in years past, you’ll also pay more to get […]
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May Procter & Gamble's toxic sanctimony rest in political correctness
One of the world’s most successful brands committed ideological hara-kiri this week. Recognized around the world as a symbol of manly civility for more than a century, Gillette will now be remembered as the company that did itself in by sacrificing a massive consumer base at the altar of progressivism. To which I say: R.I.P.-C. […]
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Gillette ad takes on ‘toxic masculinity’ in #MeToo-era rebrand
For three decades, Gillette promised its customers “The Best a Man Can Get.” An individual. Acquisitive. Assertive. And always clean-shaven. This was the vision of masculinity depicted in an ad campaign that debuted in January 1989 during Super Bowl XXIII. The early days of the George H.W. Bush administration and the end stage of the […]
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Nordic skiing: Riding the Maranacook Wave photos and results
Mt. Blue’s Clay McCarthy, left, and Josh Smith during Maranacook Waves on Saturday at Quarry Road Trails in Waterville. (Kennebec Journal photo by Joe Phelan) Maranacook Wave Nordic Race Quarry Road Trails in Waterville Saturday GIRLS RESULTS Teams Gould 764, Portland Nordic 747, Central Maine Ski Club 729, Mt. Blue 717, Maine Coast Waldorf 696, […]