On Feb. 14, a horrific mass shooting took place at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. 17 victims lost their lives and dozens were injured due to the cruel intentions of an individual who wanted to inflict pain upon others. It has now been almost one month since the shooting. You may […]
March 2018
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‘Weather of not’ flying happens
Spouse and I have been empty nesters once again this week. Second Born, our temporary border, decided to spring for a big trip before settling down to a permanent job somewhere (anywhere but Maine, she tells us). She and BFF are in France for the week, meeting a third member of their college entourage who […]
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Marisol’s Magic Mirror Trip
Marisol knew she had curly chestnut hair, blue eyes and dimples. These weren’t likely to change, so she didn’t look in the mirror every time she walked by. She could find her face and wash it without a mirror’s help. She even fixed her hair without a mirror. A quick shake of her head and […]
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You can control how your body works
“When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, art cannot become manifest, strength cannot be exerted, wealth is useless and reason is powerless.” — Herophilus, 300 BC I was introduced to the book, “China Study” written by T. Colin Campbell, PhD and Thomas M. Campbell II in Dr. Ruben Bell’s class. One of the most […]
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Effort launches to eliminate browntail caterpillars in Maine
YORK COUNTY — Entomologists from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry are reminding the public that now is the time to remove browntail caterpillars from trees that are accessible. Browntail caterpillars cause a poison ivy-like rash and they are impacting a broad swath of Maine. Contact with this caterpillar’s hairs can cause severe […]
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TA students to head to D.C. for geography competition
SACO — A team of Thornton Academy students has put the school on the map. A team of four Thornton Academy seniors- Vincent Falardeau, Monika Kaczorowska, Ethan Nadeau, and Connor Northway- placed first in the Academic World Quest competition on Feb. 27 at the Council on International Educational Exchange offices in Portland. The state-wide geography […]
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VA develops plan to assist Gulf War veterans
YORK COUNTY — The end of February 2018 marked the 27th anniversary of the end of combat operations of the first Gulf War, which includes the buildup of Operation Desert Shield and combat in Operation Desert Storm. Nearly 700,000 men and women served in the Persian Gulf during Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Since then, VA […]
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What should investors know about recent volatility?
As you may have heard, the stock market has been on a wild ride lately. What’s behind this volatility? And, as an investor, how concerned should you be? Let’s look at the first question first. What caused the steep drop in stock prices we experienced on a few separate days? Essentially, two main factors seem […]
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Sunday Conversation: Ryan earns spot in New England Wrestling HOF
Marty Ryan has spent most of his life trying to help student-athletes succeed and sports in the state of Maine grow. Ryan was the athletic director at Wells High School for 21 years and then held the same position at Kennebunk High School for nine years before retiring in 2009. His work with high school […]
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The other curse
On December 26, 1919, in perhaps the most talked about transaction in the history of baseball, the Boston Red Sox sold George Herman “Babe” Ruth to the New York Yankees for the princely sum of $100,000. That transaction would be blamed for the many failures of the Red Sox for the next 85 seasons. The […]