My husband, Paul, and I were traveling south on Interstate 295 when we saw a car crawling in the breakdown lane. Was the driver in trouble? Drunk? Disoriented? Paul pulled into the left lane, as far away as possible.
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M.D. HARMON: Areas identified as ‘gun-free’ zones can easily become ‘free-fire’ zones
I’ve wondered for years when a Maine paper was going to request the names and addresses of people who have permits to carry concealed firearms, and it took longer than I thought it might.
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COMMENTARY: A horse is a horse, of course, unless it’s meat
One of the many reasons America is the greatest country on Earth and European nations are not is that Americans don’t have to eat horsemeat lasagna.
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COMMENTARY: Russian meteor sheds light on culture of mistrust
If I had to choose a single word to describe the dominant attitude in Russian society, it would be “mistrust.”
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JOSEPH REISERT: 1923 Supreme Court: Minimum-wage law an unjust means to good end
In his State of the Union address last week, President Barack Obama called upon Congress to raise the federal minimum wage, from $7.25 per hour to $9 and to index that amount for inflation.
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GEORGE SMITH: Too many turkeys trotting around Maine’s farms, forests
Last week, we were talking turkeys at the Maine Legislature. Yes, I know there’s an obvious analogy to be made here, but I’m not going there.
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MAINE COMPASS: Maine health insurance law working, exceeding expectations
When is the last time you heard good news about health insurance? I’m glad to say there’s plenty to report, here in Maine, anyway.
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COMMENTARY: Obama should take steps now to avert looming new Cold War
The domestic problems facing President Barack Obama have obscured an equally grave crisis: the unfolding Cold War-like relationship between Washington and Moscow.
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COMMENTARY: This year’s forecast calls for pain
Not long after President Barack Obama promised to fight climate change in his inaugural address, temperatures soared to 70 last week in Baltimore — in late January.
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COMMENTARY: Same-sex spouses of slain troops are officially invisible
Four months ago, my wife, Donna, was killed in Afghanistan. She was 29 when she and two other soldiers from her unit became the victims of a suicide bomber. Thursday, Valentine’s Day, would have been our first anniversary.