Produced by Dennis Camire This week’s poem is by Patricia Smith Ranzoni, poet laureate of Bucksport. THE SWAMP’S FROZEN SOLID By Patricia Smith Ranzoni But the raven yells to me all the more from atop the pointed evergreens. “What did you bring,” he wants to know. He and the eagle will vie […]
2019
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It's time to try something different on Internet privacy
Since the dawn of the Internet, American regulators and companies have pursued two goals to protect our privacy: that people should be in control of their data and that companies should be transparent about what they do with our data. We can see these goals detailed in the privacy policies and terms of service that […]
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Self-driving car companies at CES preach safety first
Autonomous vehicles are driving the buzz at CES this week – but this year, companies are touting their commitment to safety and public education after fatal crashes increased policymakers’ worries about the nascent technology. “Events like that have highlighted the need to have a dialogue about safety,” said Jack Weast, who leads autonomous vehicle standards […]
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Beaudin UCHC rookie of the week
ELMIRA, NEW YORK — Eliza Beaudin of Lewiston who plays for Elmira College was honored as the United Collegiate Hockey Conference (UCHC) rookie of the week on January 3rd. Beaudin, produced her first career point and goal streak with strong performances in back-to-back games against Nazareth. For Beaudin, it marked her second UCHC Rookie of […]
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'Decentralized Surveillance:' Home items are getting smarter and creepier
NEW YORK (AP) — One day, finding an oven that just cooks food may be as tough as buying a TV that merely lets you change channels. Internet-connected “smarts” are creeping into cars, refrigerators, thermostats, toys and just about everything else in your home. CES 2019, the gadget show opening Tuesday in Las Vegas, will […]
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A dangerous intersection
It was interesting to read the article (Jan. 9) about Gail Shelley’s experience with her surveillance camera at the stop sign at the intersection of Park Avenue, Lake Street and Gamage Avenue. My husband and I began our married life in an apartment at the same corner. We were amazed at the number of accidents […]
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Politicians: Do what is best for America
Despite advance billing that President Trump’s border wall speech would break news and contain new information, it was mostly familiar rhetoric: criminals and drugs, rapists and murderers are coming to America and the wall is the only way to stop them. The president named families who have lost loved ones at the hands of undocumented […]
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Democrats' stance on the 'wall' hypocritical
WASHINGTON — Barring some miraculous breakthrough, on Saturday the current government shutdown will become the longest in American history. But it has already hit another historic milestone: It is, by far and away, the stupidest government shutdown in American history. In 2019, the federal government will spend a whopping $4.407 trillion. Yet Congress and the […]
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It's time for Congress to curb the powers of the president
NEW YORK — Watching the struggle over funding for a border wall, I am struck by the way in which, in one sense, Donald Trump has already achieved success. He has been able to conjure up a crisis out of thin air, elevate this manufactured emergency to national attention, paralyze the government and perhaps even […]
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Right wing cranks up the hate machine
Haven’t we seen this movie before? Certainly, there is a sense of deja vu all over again as one watches the right wing hyperventilate over a certain freshman congresswoman from New York. The attacks on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have been frequent and furious, but also petty, silly and (in the mental-health sense) hysterical. Just days ago, […]