He was a former basketball official and baseball umpire who officiated at hundreds of games all across southern Maine.
February 2015
Posted inNews
Gay Catholics get VIP treatment at Vatican
A group from the U.S. gets front-row seats to Pope Francis’ weekly general audience.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Offshore drilling is not the right move for Maine
There are other less risky ways the state can make the most of the energy we have.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Mike Tipping: Maine is having the wrong conversation on taxation
The real debate should focus more on the basic inequalities in Gov. Paul LePage’s budget proposal.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Regulate broadband providers as common carriers to ensure net neutrality
This approach can prevent undue discrimination and promote interconnection and competition.
Posted inLife & Culture, Religion and Values
Program helps churches focus on helping the environment
Greenfaith emphasizes stewardship of the Earth at more than 4,000 U.S. congregations.
Posted inLife & Culture, Religion and Values
Reflections: When I want to find meaning in life, I go to a funeral
It is impossible not to consider whether there is meaning to our existence when a vibrant life ends.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Biddeford resident’s reaction shows racism remains a problem
As an African-American oil delivery driver in Biddeford, I mistakenly knocked at the door of a wrong address. The woman who answered the door abruptly informed me that they had no delivery scheduled and closed the door in my face. I moved three doors down to the correct address. As I was fueling that home, […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Maine should fund preventive dental care for special-needs people
Neglected oral health is very costly. Money for preventive dental care is always well spent and deserves the attention of policymakers. There is a significant public health need for preventive dental care among the special-needs population in Maine, who generally have poor oral health. Within the Tufts Dental Facilities network in Massachusetts, 88 percent of […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Weigh in with lawmakers on LePage’s proposed budget, taxes
As a member of the Maine Green Independent Party, and as a citizen elected to a municipal office, I am concerned with details of Gov. LePage’s proposed budget, which cuts the upper income tax rates. It increases sales taxes by broadening the base and increasing the rate. This consumption tax will affect low- and middle-class […]