Just a couple of weeks ago, President Trump indicated that he had a strong desire to get the United States out of Syria as soon as possible. About a week later, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who is supported by Russia, decided to launch an alleged chemical weapons attack on opponents (according to “fake” news). Does […]
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Plastic waste pollutes Pacific
As if people don’t have enough to worry about, here’s something else to add to the list. I have been finding information online about huge amounts of plastic trash floating around like islands in the Pacific Ocean. Some online sources claimed estimates of vast areas the size of Texas, with other estimates of much larger […]
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Works of genius
I commend the recent column by James McKenna. In it, he recognized the good work that Rick Camire has done in bringing a local poem to the Sunday morning newspaper every week. Using simple, rural language, those poems express complex visions in an extremely pleasant and understandable manner. I have read poetry all my life […]
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Outrageous grandstand
It was sad to see the article (May 3) depicting the demise of harness racing in Maine. Was there anything that could be done to prevent the destruction of that beautiful sport? Years ago, after Scarborough Downs was designated to be the flagship of Maine’s harness racing, I took my parents down there to enjoy […]
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Save paper, save yourselves
Another month, another paper mill gone. The loss of the mill in Madison marks a watershed moment. If the demand for paper is so low, does the U.S. really need to import any paper from outside its borders? Are jobs in Indonesia and China more important than jobs here? The answer to both questions is […]
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Find new markets for Maine timber
There is a new crisis in the region’s forestry industry. Apparently, due to market conditions, what is left of the paper industry wants only hardwood to make paper. Increasingly, there is no market for softwood pulp. The forests around here are made up of stands of hardwood and softwood. Markets for both types of wood […]
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A. Bennett: A suggestion for peace
What happens when you get yourself in the middle of a 3,000-year-old knife fight? The answer: Nothing good. For a long time now, the U.S. has been actively engaged in the Middle East — bombing, strafing, killing and being killed. The financial and actual lifeblood of this nation has been spilled on the sands of […]
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A. Bennett: Government manipulation
In recent years, the Federal Reserve has engaged in a policy of quantitative easing. In large part because of that policy, the stock market is at an all-time high. But do we have a free market anymore? In the old world, a log was cut into boards. Groups of buyers would then bid on those […]