Two years ago, I met Monica Wood in Portland’s Longfellow’s Cemetery, where we were both bird watching. I was thrilled to meet one of my favorite novelists and tell her how much I enjoyed all four of her novels.
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COMMENTARY: Bachmann channels McCarthy in call for new witch hunt
Anytime you are compared to former Sen. Joseph McCarthy — he of “red scare” infamy — it’s probably not very good for your political career.
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MIKE TIPPING: Human cost of health care cuts seen in each of 27,000 dropped
Dozens of articles have been written over the past two weeks about the difference of opinion between Gov. Paul LePage and U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree about the Affordable Care Act.
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MAINE COMPASS: Don’t underestimate Kennebec Atlantic salmons’ drive to return
In mid-July, five adult Atlantic salmon were live-trapped at Waterville’s Lockwood Dam, the first of four Kennebec River dams blocking the upstream passage of salmon, alewives and other sea-run fish.
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MAINE COMPASS: Olympian reaches out to Maine youth
During the upcoming Summer Olympics, many of us will tune in on TV over the course of the 17 days to acknowledge the commitment and dedication each athlete has for his or her respective sport and the pride each American has in representing our nation.
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CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: Did the state make you great?
“If you’ve got a business — you didn’t build that. Somebody else made that happen.”
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ANOTHER VIEW: Hearst, not Time Warner, is forcing WMTW blackout
Hearst’s blackout of our customers is about the fees Time Warner Cable will pay Hearst for the rights to carry its stations — including WMTW — on our channel lineups nationally, not the other way around, as asserted in the editorial.
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COMMENTARY: We should protect lunar landing sites
Friday marked the 43rd anniversary of the landing of the Apollo 11 Eagle on the moon at Tranquility Base.
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M.D. HARMON: On happiness scale, conservatives are first, then liberals; moderates last
Arthur C. Brooks created a stir on the opinion pages in 2006 when he wrote a book citing scads of research showing that conservatives were substantially more generous than either moderates or liberals.
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DANA MILBANK: Romney and his time machine could inspire others to alter history
Mitt Romney is an impressive man, but until now, we didn’t know just how impressive.