Let’s assume, as we always should in the absence of evidence to the contrary, that Mark Cuban, the Dallas Mavericks owner, had good intentions when he confessed to Inc. magazine Wednesday that he was “bigoted.” Let’s assume that Cuban was indeed attempting to be an honest participant in the endlessly ached-for, perpetually stalled “national conversation […]

The May 21st front page article ‘Mobile Food Pantry Coming to Brunswick’ begs a fundamental question: how can so many Mainers, including 1 in 4 children, suffer from ‘food insecurity’ in arguably the richest country in the world? What, besides the heroic efforts by food pantries, community groups and churches that offer free food and […]

Uncertain whom to vote for on June 10? You can’t do better than Ralph Tucker for the Maine legislature. Some tout his knowledge of Maine law, his chairmanship of the Brunswick school board, his community ties. I am most impressed by his temperament, the way he listens, and his ability to get along with almost […]

We’re writing to express our strong support for Jackie Sartoris for House District 50 Representative in the June 10 primary. We’ve known Jackie as a town councilor and as a friend for many years, and are most appreciative of what she’s accomplished for Brunswick. Her efforts to promote pay-per-bag and single stream recycling added 10 […]

I don’t know if I missed it, but I was surprised to find the bridge between Topsham and Brunswick closed on my way to work the other day. I think whoever is doing the work should have to run an ad in the paper and let people know that a major thoroughfare is going to […]