People looking forward HBO’s dramatization of the “Game Change,” the best-selling insider account of the 2008 presidential campaigns, shouldn’t expect to find much about the issues.
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COMMENTARY: Berlin Wall: A Cold War blessing in disguise
On Aug. 13, Germany marked the 50th anniversary of one of the biggest and grimmest construction projects in history — the building of the Berlin Wall.
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COMMENTARY: We should let deaf Americans serve their country
In May 1971, near the end of my junior year in high school, I participated in Armed Forces Day activities at the U.S. Naval Academy. I was immediately enchanted by the academy and Annapolis. When I returned to school the following week, I asked my guidance counselor if I could apply to the Naval Academy. He said that he didn’t think so, “because you have to be able to hear to serve our country.”
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COMMUNITY COMPASS: Night Out/Festival a great event for Waterville’s South End
I would like to thank all the people who made the National Night Out/South End Festival event on Aug. 2 such a huge success.
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REDBLUEAMERICA: Is it time to slash federal entitlements?
Now that the debt ceiling fight is over, officials in Washington are turning their attention to the next round of budget cuts.
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MAINE COMPASS: Adding 700 small dams would increase Maine’s hydro capability
Small dam owners have a window of opportunity to generate hydropower and aid fish migration.
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COMMENTARY: Refusing vaccinations? Risky behavior puts others in danger
What does society do when one person’s behavior puts the greater community at risk? We make them stop.
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DENIS THOET: Only thing consistent about Maine weather is its inconsistency
We had 3.91″ of rain in June and July. Not nearly enough.
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ANTHONY RONZIO: A hair-raising tale from a trend-setting baldy
This column is for Danny. “Your new column on Thursdays is interesting,” he wrote to me. “Most interesting is the cover photo and the striking tonsorial choice. It appears that although you probably have a full head of hair, you are opting for the chrome-dome look. It’s very hip and cool. So perhaps a column about your tonsorial choice would interest readers.”
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GEORGE SMITH: All about habitat and landowners who provide it for Maine critters
The bird flashed into my peripheral view, hit the office window with a thud, and dropped 10 feet to the ground. I looked up from the computer in time to see it plummet.