The broad economic slowdown we are experiencing is likely nothing more than a pullback from the artificially induced sharp recovery from the lockdowns. It may not fit the model of a conventional business cycle, but once you accept that this is not a normal business cycle and view the data through a different lens, then the unexpected begins to make sense and not something to be dismissed as “noise.”
Judith Meyer
Judith Meyer is executive editor of the Sun Journal, Kennebec Journal, the Morning Sentinel and the Western Maine weekly newspapers of the Sun Media Group. She serves as vice president of the Maine Freedom of Information Coalition and is a member of the Right to Know Advisory Committee to the Legislature. A journalist since 1990 and former editorial page editor for the Sun Journal, she was named Maine’s Journalist of the Year in 2003. She serves on the New England Newspaper & Press Association Board of Directors and was the 2018 recipient of the Judith Vance Weld Brown Spirit of Journalism Award by the New England Society of Newspaper Editors. A fellow of the National Press Foundation and the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism, she attended George Washington University, lives in Auburn with her husband, Phil, and is an active member of the Bicycle Coalition of Maine.
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Kimberly Sylvester: Libby is a candidate we can agree on
I believe the vast majority of readers will agree our country is divided. But were you aware, as a general rule of thumb, 80% of people agree on many issues? Rep. Laurel Libby fights for the issues we agree on. She wrote several bills this past legislative year that demonstrate that. One bill I am […]
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Climate bill alone won’t halve U.S. emissions by 2030
To hit its target, the U.S. must continue down a steeper path than it has followed for the past 20 years. If the Congressional Budget Office’s projections of economic growth hold true, then by 2030 the U.S. must ensure that the production of each dollar of GDP releases only 189 grams of CO2, roughly half of what it releases today.
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Vicki Amoroso: ‘Appalled’ by Sen. Kiem’s comments about our schools
As a retired educator, I was appalled when I read the comments made by Sen. Lisa Kiem with regards to the vote to ban a book from the Dirigo School library (“Dixfield-based school board bans gender book from Dirigo Library, Aug. 11). Generally, I am not in favor of banning any books, but since I […]
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Peter Lasagna: Lowry’s denialism can not go unchecked
I always read Rich Lowry’s opinion columns. I rarely agree with him. Prizing an open, informed mind, I digest his words, process and move forward into my day without responding. But these are not normal times. When our democracy is as precariously tipped as I’ve experienced in my 64 years, I can’t let Lowry’s denialism […]
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Rich Lowry: No, Joe Biden still isn’t a good president
Only 18% of Americans in the latest Yahoo News/YouGov poll say that Biden should run for a second term. Just 29% of Biden voters are ready for him to suit up and ride again in 2024, an astonishing repudiation from people who presumably wish him well and were hoping for the best.
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Cal Thomas: McCullough’s history never boring
As George Santayana famously said, “Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.” Times change, but human nature never changes. David McCullough has shown why the lessons of history remain important, especially for those determined not to repeat history’s mistakes and to learn from its successes.
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John Raby: We need to open a way out of the nuclear arms race
The Arias-Granoff proposal could lead to reduced global tensions and provide a platform for the long-evaded and serious nuclear disarmament negotiations which Article 6 of the Non-Proliferation Treaty requires. So it’s a start.
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Gregory D’Augustine: Anyone have a sensible explanation for this?
I can’t understand why the climate bill got no Republican votes. As I understand it, the bill provides funding to fight climate change, allows Medicare to negotiate drug prices, and extends subsidies for health insurance coverage. These measures would be funded through what appear to be modest taxes to successful corporations. Aside from the usual […]