Reason magazine
The Truth About Income Inequality
“The issue of wealth and income inequality, to my mind, is the greatest moral issue of our time,” said presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I–Vt.).
10+ min |
February 2020
Techlife News
Bloomberg's Online Campaign Tests Facebook, Twitter Rules
Mike Bloomberg’s stockpile of cash, swarm of employees and paid social media influencers are testing the abilities of online platforms -- and his Democratic challengers -- to keep up with an expensive internet campaign.
4 min |
February 29, 2020
Bloomberg Businessweek
Surveillance State Vs. The Virus
Paranoia sets in as China’s government ramps up blanket tracking not designed for an outbreak
6 min |
March 02, 2020
Reason magazine
The Truth Could Set Them Free
WHY DID CALIFORNIA DESTROY RESEARCH INTO A GROUP OF PEOPLE IT SAYS ARE DANGEROUS ENOUGH TO BE LOCKED UP INDEFINITELY?
10+ min |
April 2020
Reason magazine
Christopher Preble Says Killing Soleimani Didn't Make America Safer
IN EARLY JANUARY, the United States took out Iran’s top military leader, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, as he passed through Iraq. President Donald Trump’s decision to order the killing of a foreign government official was controversial both at home and abroad.
3 min |
April 2020
Reason magazine
Understanding Ellison
In a new collection of letters, the great Invisible Man author is further revealed.
5 min |
April 2020
Reason magazine
CALIFORNIA'S GIG ECONOMY IS UNDER ATTACK
A NEW CALIFORNIA law intended to force employers to hire workers as employees rather than treat them as contractors is killing freelance jobs across the Golden State and leaving those contractors in limbo.
5 min |
April 2020
Reason magazine
SEATTLE'S SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS BEGUN DISMANTLING ITS GIFTED PROGRAMS
AS IF TO demonstrate why school choice matters, Seattle’s education system is purposefully dismantling a program to serve its gifted students at one of its schools— and completely ignoring parents’ wishes in the process.
3 min |
April 2020
Reason magazine
Against the New Nationalism
“Nationalism is not to be confused with patriotism,”
10+ min |
April 2020
The Weekly Packet
Mariner girls survive Schenck, face Katahdin in semifinals
The girls basketball team survived a tough game to beat Schenck 43-40 in a quarterfinal matchup February 15 at the Cross Insurance Cneter in Bangor.
1 min |
2/20/2020
The Weekly Packet
Questions, concerns arise at hearing for proposed ordinances
BLUE HILL—Members of the group behind the proposed town ordinances banning certain types of pesticides and unencapsulated polystyrene fielded questions from a small audience at a public hearing on Tuesday, February 12, at Blue Hill Town Hall.
2 min |
2/20/2020
The Weekly Packet
GSA combo places second at National Jazz Festival
BLUE HILL—A George Stevens Academy jazz ensemble earned second place in the inaugural National Jazz Festival in Philadelphia on February 15.
1 min |
2/20/2020
The Weekly Packet
Second half surge lifts Eagles over Fort Fairfield
BANGOR— The George Stevens Academy Eagles used a 41-point second half to upend the Fort Fairfield Tigers 67-39 in a Class C quarterfinal contest at the Cross Insurance Center on February 18.
1 min |
2/20/2020
The Weekly Packet
Eagles swim team makes waves at state meet
School records broken
1 min |
2/20/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
Superior performance from new vegetable varieties
All-America Selections have been announced for January 2020. These are the best performers among new and improved plants and seeds for home gardeners.
3 min |
2/6/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
Second half surge lifts Eagles over Fort Fairfield
BANGOR— The George Stevens Academy Eagles used a 41-point second half to upend the Fort Fairfield Tigers 67-39 in a Class C quarterfinal contest at the Cross Insurance Center on February 18.
2 min |
2/20/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
Sheriffends Stonington patrols
STONINGTON—The Hancock County sheriff stopped sending deputies to patrol Stonington in mid-January when he discovered the town intended to put the $70,516 contract on a referendum ballot in March.
3 min |
2/6/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
Mariner girls survive Schenck, face Katahdin in semifinals
The girls basketball team survived a tough game to beat Schenck 43-40 in a quarterfinal matchup February 15 at the Cross Insurance Cneter in Bangor.
1 min |
2/20/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
Mariner boys upset #2 Schenck in quarterfinal
BANGOR—The boys basketball team pulled offa major upset, beating #2 Schenck 63-57 in the quarterfinals February 17 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. If you were able to watch this game, you were treated to a real gem. Myles Brown had a big first half with 15 points as we trailed 28-27 at the half.
1 min |
2/20/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
GSA swim team heads into post-season
PVCs this weekend, state championship follows
2 min |
2/6/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
Deer Isle Selectmen propose 5.6 percent spending increase
Property revaluation to kick offthis spring
2 min |
2/20/2020
Island Ad-Vantages
Eagles, Mariners rock GSA gym in overtime game
Both teams headed to playoffs
2 min |
2/6/2020
Reason magazine
Trump's Quiet War On Iran Gets Loud
The US Drone strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi paramilitary commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis on January 2, 2020, seemed to many Americans like the start of a war.
5 min |
April 2020
Island Ad-Vantages
Indoor Track Teams Prepare For Championship
BLUE HILL—The George Stevens Academy boys and girls indoor track teams closed out their regular seasons on February 1 with a meet against both large and small schools. The girls took fourth overall out of eight teams, while the boys came in sixth out of nine teams.
1 min |
2/6/2020
The Atlantic
The NUCLEAR FAMILY Was a MISTAKE
The family structure we’ve held up as the cultural ideal for the past half-century has been a catastrophe for many. It’s time to figure out better ways to live together.
10+ min |
March 2020
The Atlantic
The New Rules of Music Snobbery
Hulu’s High Fidelity reboot captures the end of elitist condescension and the rise of fervent eclecticism.
5 min |
March 2020
The Atlantic
The Art of Second Chances
In Emily St. John Mandel’s disaster-steeped fiction, a derailed life can take multiple forms.
10 min |
March 2020
The Atlantic
The Abortion Doctor and His Accuser
When a reproductive- rights activist accused one of the most respected physicians in the movement of sexually assaulting her, everyone quickly took sides. The divide exposed differences among women that are typically expressed only in private.
10+ min |
March 2020
The Atlantic
THE 2020 DISINFORMATION WAR
DEEPFAKES, ANONYMOUS TEXT MESSAGES, POTEMKIN LOCAL-NEWS SITES, AND OPPOSITION RESEARCH ON REPORTERS—A FIELD GUIDE TO THIS YEAR’S ELECTION AND WHAT IT COULD DO TO THE COUNTRY
10+ min |
March 2020
The Atlantic
IN PRAISE OF THE HERD MENTALITY
How the human instinct to conform could help us meet the challenge of the climate crisis
9 min |