Elliott Epstein: Rearview Mirror: Do we want to throw out the Bible with the bathwater?

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Published
June 11, 2023

Elliott Epstein: Rearview Mirror: Do we want to throw out the Bible with the bathwater?

You won’t find any mention of gay pride, gender identity, critical race theory or other “woke” topics in the Bible, at least not under those exact labels. But you’ll find plenty in there that could upset a young child.
Published
June 11, 2023

Desmond Martel: Support student learning with a ‘yes’ vote for Roberts Farm

A new building at Roberts Farm could offer some vital improvements so more students can enjoy Roberts Farm like the SAD 17 fifth-graders presently do. SAD 17 students are counting on you to vote yes to investing in a bigger, better building for Roberts Farm on June 13.
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June 11, 2023

Cameron Lorrain and Heather Printup: Maine needs Poland Spring’s environmental leadership and jobs

We are disheartened by a group of bills that once again targets our company. One bill of concern is L.D. 1111 — a misguided proposal that would usurp the authority of water utilities to exercise their science-based stewardship of local water resources.
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June 11, 2023

Rich Lowry: Trump is wrong about ‘woke’

In the absence of a better word, "woke" is unavoidable — so unavoidable, in fact, that Trump used it describe the military on the same day he knocked it as nebulous and overused.
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June 11, 2023

Austin Bay: Turkey chooses dictatorship, to the detriment of the Free World

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is in the process of killing Turkey's democracy, and that's a very destructive historical crime with long-term ramifications throughout the developing world, especially in culturally Muslim nations.

Published
June 11, 2023

Froma Harrop: Anatomy of an insanity

With her wild hair, peekaboo sweater and extraordinary claim that then-presidential candidate Joe Biden had sexually assaulted her, Tara Reade merited considerable skepticism.
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June 11, 2023

Cal Thomas: Soft vs. hard bigotry

If a Black child is told, overtly or covertly, he or she cannot succeed in life, many will internalize that message. Some will use it as an excuse to engage in crime, including the looting of stores and even shootings as we constantly witness in some of our major cities. Others will simply give up, or drop out of school, dooming far too many to a life of failure and antisocial behavior.
Published
June 10, 2023

Bob Stone: Passenger rail: Rickety ride to Debt-Land

Construction estimates have the cost of upgrading the rails, bridges, signaling, safety systems and one-time purchase of equipment at well over $250 million, and that estimate was built on pre-COVID dollars. It’s likely $300 million now and climbing, as federal spending will continue to push inflation to whatever levels.
Published
June 10, 2023

Bob Neal: The Countryman: Don’t expect food prices to fall anytime soon

At least two causes work to keep food prices high. First was the labor shortage after the pandemic, driving up wages. Then, unchecked consolidation in the retail food industry and its new twist, called “greedflation,” in which corporations raise prices rather than compete on price.
Published
June 9, 2023

Froma Harrop: It seems impossible to embarrass the right

Heaven knows the left fringe has its share of ludicrous dictates. The difference between the far left and the far right, though, is that the former tend to lose national or statewide elections, whereas the right-wing crazies more often prevail.

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