2017
Highway 295 Revisited
When I set out to write my opinion piece every week I strive to find new topics or a new theme. Sometimes the previous week’s topic warrants a little more time or a few more comments. Rarely do I set out to take an active role in my piece. Unfortunately, I found myself at the […]
Today in History
In 1861, Alabama became the fourth state to withdraw from the Union. In 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed the Grand Canyon National Monument (it became a national park in 1919). In 1913, the first enclosed sedan-type automobile, a Hudson, went on display at the 13th National Automobile Show in New York. In 1935, aviator Amelia […]
The Toll of Ignorance
Brunswick School Superintendent Paul Perzanoski has been widely quoted since his words appeared in the Portland Press Herald on Jan. 1. In a letter to students, parents, staff and members of the community he said that “trepidation over the results of the national election appear to be at the forefront of people’s thoughts. It is […]
Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: In the beginning of our marriage there was physical abuse and marital rape. I stayed anyway. Over the years we had two children. My husband, “Seth,” and I don’t communicate because he has refused to talk about any issues we have. During the last few years, my youngest son has also become physically […]
DEATH NOTICE
TOPSHAM — Jeffery L. Wyman, age 67, of Foreside Road, died on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, at his home. There will be no services. Arrangements by Stetson’s Funeral Home, 12 Federal St., Brunswick.
Protesters target Sen. Susan Collins’ Sessions support
PORTLAND Demonstrators gathered in Maine on Tuesday as Republican Sen. Susan Collins introduced President elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general before the U.S. Judiciary Committee. Protesters appeared outside of Collins’ offices in Portland, Bangor and other locations to voice objections to her support of Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions. The protests happened around the same […]