Chances are small that space junk will destroy property or harm a person, and existing space law could deal with such an event. But current law doesn’t address the bigger problem of space pollution.
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The Pentagon is looking for garbage collectors in space
The Pentagon wants to clean up low Earth orbit, where thousands of bits of debris, spent rocket stages and dead satellites whiz uncontrollably.
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Héritier Nosso: Abdikhadar Shire is creating jobs and providing crucial services in Lewiston
In August 2020, I stopped by Lisbon Street to see a friend and fellow community organizer. He mentioned that he’d loaned a spare room to a man named Abdikhadar Shire, who was then trying to get his health and social services nonprofit off the ground. Since I also work in public health, I poked my […]
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Paul LePage is serving up a fresh batch of malarkey for Maine
The former governor is just getting warmed up for his campaign. Who knows what outrageous claims he’ll make once he hits his stride?
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Inflation will be exactly what people expect it to be
A lot of uncertainty over whether prices will rise or fall can be settled with one question: What do you think?
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What to know about inflation: Rising prices hit in U.S., around the world
As the coronavirus pandemic enters its third year, families across the United States and even some other nations are feeling the pinch of price hikes of necessities including food, housing and energy, thanks to record-high inflation. This means the cost of living is going up at the fastest pace in decades, affecting the price of […]
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Neal Corson’s journey and the Youthquake of ‘69
At age 20, too young to vote for himself, he won a contested primary election for state representative. The next year he would be the youngest member of the Maine Legislature. And even though young first termers don’t usually leave much of a mark, Neal Corson did. His death last month at the age of […]
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Whoopi Goldberg awkwardly demonstrates how the idea of race varies by place and changes over time
In the absence of meaningful national dialogue about race, the American public often turns to entertainers to unpack complicated social issues.
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Whoopi Goldberg isn’t the only one who doesn’t understand antisemitism
Of course the Holocaust was about race. But it’s no longer surprising that there’s some dispute about that.
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Federal government has a financial stake in your vaccination status
Taxpayers are footing the bill for those who continue to engage in wishful thinking or reckless denial about the dangers posed by this contagion.