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Who is Bruce Poliquin, and why we should care
U.S. Sen. Angus King (Ind.) says the House-passed health care bill, “the most ill-conceived, damaging and downright cruel piece of legislation that I have ever seen,” will cost Maine people their health insurance. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is concerned … Continue reading
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Tagged AHCA, disappearing insurance carriers, Georgia winner Karen Handel, Maine Congressman Bruce Poliquin, Obamacare repeal & replace, preexisting conditions, repeal and replace, Republican plans for health insurance, Senator Angus King, Susan Collins, The New England Council
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Final Kirby Perkins “A+” scholarship awards given
Kirby Perkins was a Channel 5 reporter with a breadth of interests who especially loved politics and sports. The station’s “High Five” series of profiles has long celebrated high school athletes. But Kirby thought that academic performance should be equally … Continue reading
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Tagged Brianna Seaver Ivan Sebuufu-Bazitya, Channel 5 scholarships, Emily Rooney, inspirational young people, Kirby Perkins A+ scholarship fund, Kit Nguyen - Merline Mathieu, Michael Nderitu - Nazanin "Naz" Beigi, Nicholas Correia - Orgelio "Jay" Soares, Pamela Francisco - Taylor Goodman-Leong
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Fair Harvard got it right
I’ve written often that college students need to hear more, not fewer controversial points of view, that they need to learn how to function in the marketplace of ideas. That’s what college is all about and how kids grow from … Continue reading
One Thing Donald Trump Is Good For
No, no, don’t click off. President Donald Trump is good for one thing. He is challenging me to expand my vocabulary. How many new ways can I find each day to say ignorant, childish, incurious, narcissistic, malignant, erratic, dangerous, insensitive, … Continue reading
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Hillary Clinton at Wellesley College: the beautiful bubble
Hillary Clinton’s return on Friday to her alma mater (and mine), Wellesley College, was triumphant. Her speech was powerful. She was warm and down to earth, funny and inspirational. Except for a dozen or so (“lock her up”) trolls on … Continue reading
