I was very pleased when Ted Cruz decided to enter the presidential race. Mr. Cruz talks with ease, clarity and humor that shows his ultimate evaluation that is needed to reshape American politics. With President Obama’s efforts to remake our nation, the government is involved in virtually every aspect of our daily lives. Mr. Cruz […]
2015
Letter to the editor: It’s time to take a new approach to homelessness in Portland
Donald Gean’s Maine Voices column, “What homeless people need most is not a shelter, but a place to live” (March 21), raises difficult but profound questions about the way we help those in our society with the greatest needs. We’ve spent 20 years watching our shelter population continue to grow. It is time to take […]
Letter to the editor: New front-page feature and writer are great stuff
What seems to be a new feature on the front page of the Portland Press Herald (last Monday’s focused on Zack Kane and his “pinsetting perfection” at the recent professional bowlers’ event) is a wonderful addition to the paper. Leslie Bridgers really knows how to bring those stories to life – she’s a terrific writer! […]
Letter to the editor: World War II vet deserves freedom from nursing home
Regarding the March 25 front-page article “Senior’s daring escape for love’s sake raises a troubling question”: Since Mr. Real L’Heureux was smart enough to gain his freedom from a nursing home, why not let him live his life out where he is happy? As a World War II vet, he deserves this. A friendly attitude […]
Mother Nature won’t delay Opening Day
Despite an abundance of snow this winter in the Northeast, baseball fields, including Fenway Park, are ready for the start of the season.
Countdown at Curtis
BRUNSWICK Staff at Curtis Memorial Library are looking for a few great ideas from the public as to how to make its services better. Well, they’re looking for more than a few. Actually, the library wants 100 great ideas in just 10 days. Starting today and going until April 17, the library is conducting an […]
Route 196 to receive rumble strip
TOPSHAM More than three miles of Route 196 is slated to have a center line rumble strip installed this summer, fully funded by a federal grant as a way to combat the high frequency of head-on crashes on the thoroughfare stretching from Topsham to Lisbon. Topsham Public Works Director Dennis Cox met with Fire Chief […]
Funding cuts flatten Meals on Wheels
BRUNSWICK Cuts in federal funds may mean that some of the most vulnerable people in the Mid-coast could go hungry. Six months into its annual budget, Spectrum Generations found that a little more than $37,000 in federal money was cut from its nutrition program. That amounts to more than 6,200 meals that won’t be delivered […]
Lester takes the helm at The Times Record
BRUNSWICK A new era begins today at The Times Record, with Michelle Lester taking the reins as publisher of the newspaper. As a high school sophomore in Davenport, Iowa, Lester got her first taste of the industry through her involvement with Junior Achievement. Her hometown newspaper, The Quad-City Times, offered a program to teach students […]
Public provides park input
BATH Dog owners and residents alike were divided over the improved designs of South End Park, which were displayed at an open house last Thursday. Located on Washington Street in Bath, the park is better known as an off-leash dog park, though with its grassy lands, waterfront views, bocce courts and walking paths, the park […]