Ghosts, goblins, skeletons, skulls and cobwebs. Blood, gore, vampires, bats and cauldrons. Spooky creeking, squeaking, howling, hoots and cries. These are some of the scariest parts of Halloween, but there’s one thing even worse: When your mother makes you share your candy with your siblings. Picture the following Halloween-night scenario: You’re 10 years old and […]

The debate over growth areas and higher density housing in Falmouth was characterized as a tug of war between competing visions for long-term development. In reality, it is a tension between the town’s long-term vision for balanced growth and concerns of some citizens over specific projects in their areas. Some of those residents have called […]

In his recent column Edgar Allen Beem shared his admiration for Maine artisans, tradespeople and entrepreneurs. But he singled out and questioned the techniques he believes are employed by the men and women engaged in seaweed harvesting. Beem clearly knows nothing about the commercial seaweed harvest and leaves one to wonder if he knows anything […]

Al Diamon’s column on the candidates running for the Democratic nomination for governor didn’t do much for me. Sure, I chuckled once or twice, but given the nightmare that’s enveloped the state these past seven years (and counting), the opportunity to bury the LePage reign of error once and for all feels like serious business […]

I appreciate U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Maria Cantwell asking the General Accounting Office to prepare a report on the fiscal impact that unchecked climate change will have on the economy in the decades to come. The results leave little doubt that unless we take action now to slow the process, extreme weather events, like […]

Pursuant to the Portland City Charter, the only requirement to be a city councilor is that an individual be a resident of the city for a period of at least three months. I find that irresponsible and unconscionable. An outsider could move to Portland and be elected with “outside money.” The following should be required […]