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Opinion: ‘Picking up the tab’ is now a competitive sport

by Jim Fabiano Special to the Press Herald November 23, 2024November 25, 2024

Pent-up post-pandemic demand kicked off a new, bitterly contested game.

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Maine Compass: Maine shouldn’t forget benefits of wood heat

by Dana Doran and William Bell November 22, 2024November 22, 2024

Maine’s home-grown heating fuels — wood and wood pellets — deserve recognition as an affordable, renewable, carbon-neutral energy source, Doran and Bell write.

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Opinion: Education in Maine is a true team effort

by Jesse Hargrove Special to the Press Herald November 21, 2024November 20, 2024

The best way of celebrating American Education Week is to engage with your local schools.

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Opinion: Israeli ban of UNRWA is appalling – if unsurprising

by Fateh Azzam and Lee O’Brien Special to the Press Herald November 21, 2024November 21, 2024

In its arrogance, Israel appears to believe that, by banning activity by the UN agency, it can be rid of the Palestinian refugee issue as a whole.

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Douglas Rooks: For Democrats, it needs to be all about workers

by Douglas Rooks November 21, 2024November 20, 2024

The Democratic Party has become unmoored from the ordinary people who supported them faithfully through the first two centuries of the Republic, the columnist writes.

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Commentary: Evangelical Christians’ long road to Donald Trump

by Randall Balmer November 20, 2024November 20, 2024

We don’t yet know the precise numbers, but it appears once again that four out of five white evangelicals voted for Donald Trump in the presidential election. Evangelical support was by no means decisive; a similar percentage voted for Trump when he lost in 2020. But when a supermajority of a group that comprises approximately […]

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Maine Compass: A loon miracle on China Lake

by Bill Powell November 19, 2024November 20, 2024

This past summer I witnessed a very unusual occurrence on China Lake. In mid-May, a baby loon was hatched and seen swimming along with its parents in the north end of the lake. Seeing a baby loon at any time is a treat, but this “loonlet” and its parents were defying the odds. Why? Well, […]

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Commentary: Trump’s worst Cabinet picks aren’t just unqualified, they’re part of a bigger power grab

by Doyle McManus November 19, 2024November 19, 2024

At first glance, President-elect Donald Trump ‘s most controversial Cabinet nominees — Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — are an odd list of ideologues and eccentrics chosen for political loyalty more than any substantive qualifications. But there’s a more important and potentially more dangerous factor that ties their nominations […]