I am all for economic development for Fryeburg, but never at the cost of the town’s very existence. The elegant beauty of the town and its clean water are the lifeblood of our community. While prolific wells all over the town and in surrounding villages go dry, town selectman wholeheartedly support a 45-year contract between Nestlé […]
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Bates Mill No. 5 will be a big plus for Lewiston
Imagine, if you will, the Bates Mill Complex in Lewiston, encompassing over 1 million square feet, left undeveloped: an anchor for crime, vandalism and a public safety hazard. Instead, it is an economic powerhouse, widely regarded as one of the most successful mill redevelopments in Maine. Ten businesses employ up to 1,400 people, generating nearly […]
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Clinton, Sanders disagree about fracking
The following appeared in Wednesday’s Washington Post: There is perhaps no better example of the differences between Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, than their disagreement on fracking, which emerged in Sunday night’s Democratic presidential debate. Clinton aimed for the liberal end of the middle ground that exists on the issue. Sanders ran as […]
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No answers for struggling economy
WASHINGTON — Is the American economy stronger than we think? Perhaps. A persisting puzzle about its recent performance is the stark contrast between growth of jobs (which has been unexpectedly robust) and the growth of the economy’s output (which has been unexpectedly weak). How could a struggling economy produce so many jobs? The puzzle would […]
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Republican race a moral, electoral wreck
WASHINGTON — It was William Bennett, education secretary in the Reagan years, who embedded a phrase in the American consciousness when he bemoaned the fact that “our elites presided over an unprecedented coarsening of our culture.” Well, it is Bennett’s party and two of its presidential candidates in particular, Donald Trump and Marco Rubio, who […]
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Beijing plays games in South China Sea
An “innocent passage,” the U.S. Navy said on March 4 as the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis and its escorts prepared to enter contested waters in the South China Sea. Enter it did, and a day later, over strenuous Chinese objections, the carrier strike group exited the contested zone. The USN often employs the […]
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Maine’s place in the March primary-caucus crush
We’re now on the brink of yet another Super Tuesday, the first in which winner-take-all presidential primaries are permitted: Ohio and Florida. Illinois, Missouri and North Carolina are among the others also hosting crucial primaries this week. With the dust just settling from the Maine caucuses, it’s an opportunity to take a quick glimpse at […]
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Verdict a rough and imperfect vindication
This is how John Ward described killing his first wife. “I wanted her to give me my divorce and custody of my daughter,” he told Geraldo Rivera. “And she told me she’d see me in hell first. And I told her to save me a seat. And then I shot her.” “ … I shot […]
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Voters should be paying more attention
“Give ’em the old razzle dazzle Razzle Dazzle ’em Give ’em an act with lots of flash in it And the reaction will be passionate Give ’em the old hocus pocus Bead and feather ’em How can they see with sequins in their eyes?” (“Chicago: The Musical”) Looking for someone — anyone — to blame […]
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Dress codes in conflict with female dignity
How many among us recognize the name of Yolande Betbeze Fox, the Alabama beauty who died recently at the age of 87? Fox blazed quite a trail through American culture when, as Miss America of 1951, she refused to reign in a bathing suit. The swimsuit-maker sponsoring the pageant was not pleased. Educated in a […]