Matt Pare decided there were many good reasons to come back to Boston College to finish his senior season and play one more season of baseball. Now there is one additional benefit for the 6-foot, 195-pound left-handed hitting catcher who has every intention of pursuing a professional baseball career: He will be a team captain. […]
2012
Posted inLetters, Opinion
Letters to the Editor: Preventing another Newtown tragedy
I recently got an email from my daughter’s elementary school advising parents on how to discuss the shootings in Connecticut. It suggested parents should stress to our kids that they are safe at all times. As a parent, I can do this for my child to reassure her, but as an adult, I know this […]
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Posted inOpinion
Kathleen Parker: Our country’s marriage deficit is aggravating prosperity gap
As politicians compete to prove who loves the middle class more, they’re missing the elephant and the donkey in the room. The middle class needs not just tax breaks and jobs but also marriage. This is the finding of a new University of Virginia and Institute for American Values report, “The State of Our Unions,” […]
Posted inOpinion
Maine Voices: Newtown horror overshadows day-to-day needs of the mentally ill
Few people with mental illness commit violence, but all of them deserve timely, effective care.
Posted inOpinion
Greg Kesich: Legislative Republicans are the men in the middle
Even in the minority, Republicans will have a lot to say about what gets done this year.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Gun manufacturer sale shows shift in debate
An investment decision may be a sign that the Newtown massacre is a watershed moment.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Facts don’t support rhetoric of climate change deniers
Sea levels are rising, glaciers are melting and the trend will continue unless we take action.
Posted inMaine Mariners, Sports
Portland Pirates Today
WHO: Springfield Falcons (15-5-2-3, 1st in AHL’s Northeast Division) at Portland Pirates (15-10-1-1, 1st in AHL’s Atlantic Division) WHEN: 7 p.m. WHERE: Cumberland County Civic Center RADIO: WPEI (95.5 and 95.9 FM), WPEI, WOXO (92.7 and 100.7 FM) FALCONS NOTES: Dating back to last season, Springfield has won seven of its last 10 games against […]
Posted inFood, Life & Culture
Parsips: Give the ‘other’ mashed potatoes a try
As a kid I never much cared for parsnips. My dad was wild about them, but I was unmoved, figuring that if they were white and ended in “-nip,” they must somehow be related to turnips. And I was definitely not a fan of turnips. It was Julia Child who turned me around. One time […]
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
High School Hockey Notebook: Coach took the long road to arrive at Westbrook
Ryan Close followed a different path to become the Westbrook High boys’ hockey coach. It began in Sacramento, Calif., where Close started playing hockey when he was 9 years old. “Hockey is huge in northern California,” Close said “They don’t have high school hockey in California but I played pee wee, squirts, bantams and midgets.” […]