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Gov. Janet Mills’ veto on the moratorium for data centers was a major disappointment. Her focus and concern for Jay’s need for employment seems to have determined her decision. Data centers employ many people during construction. Once completed, employment drops drastically. So, is the environmental blight, with destruction of land and water, etc., worth a […]

America can’t begin to heal itself until it confronts a hard truth: our modern wars have been not only tragic, but futile.  In earlier eras, from ancient Greece onward, war was a burden borne directly by citizens —farmers, laborers, neighbors — whose lives were immediately at stake. Battles were brief because society itself couldn’t function […]