We hear an eerie echo on the anniversary of America’s darkest day in the Vietnam War — our country’s most vivid lesson in the fallacy of nation building. An incident last week in Afghanistan forces us to again face the reality that we cannot shape the world in our image. When we try, we fail; […]

To the editor: The Select Board of the town of Dresden wishes to thank everyone involved in the safe return of Micah Thomas to his family on Thursday. Special appreciation is extended to the professional teams directing the successful searchand rescue operations including, but not limited to the Maine State Warden Service, Marine Patrol, State […]

To the editor: Come spend the evening among fairies and royalty and celebrate love with Al Miller’s newest production of Shakespeare’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream.” This show, which opens Friday, is appropriate for all theater goers who love the silliness and drama of the bard’s comedies and is a great opportunity to support the Theater Project […]

To the editor: On June 10, 2012, I have a granddaughter graduating from Mt. Ararat High School in Topsham at 1 p.m. On June 10, 2012, I have a grandson graduating from Morse High School in Bath at 2 p.m. I realize that the date cannot be changed, but is it at all possible for […]

To the editor: Some of us who voted for Barack Obama in 2008 are disappointed. Where is he? We thought we were getting a real reformer, a man who would manage the government with a careful hand. That Obama had never run anything before becoming president is beginning to show. The federal government is bigger […]