Contrary to popular rumor, there is no chaos or widespread pain over the current debate about how to solve some differences of opinion about education and administrative policy in Scarborough. Three thousand kids go off to school every day, where they are engaged by several hundred teachers. There has reportedly been defamation, threat and invasion […]
May 2018
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Long Creek critics display their own lack of knowledge
Having worked as a nurse at Long Creek Youth Development Center (known previously as the Maine Youth Center) for 15 years, I find the criticisms written to be disturbing, as well as insulting, for those of us involved with the center. The implication that torture or any other kind of harmful incident is occurring at […]
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Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: No room for workplace harassment
Jessie Lacey deserves respect for coming forth with accusations.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Collaboration, transparency could have forestalled recall
When teachers ask to meet with the Scarborough Board of Education and the answer is “no,” that is incompetence. When a teacher vote of “no confidence” in the superintendent (Julie Kukenberger) and the Board of Education is not acknowledged, that is incompetence. (Board of Education Operating Protocol No. 3: “Communication between staff and Board is […]
Posted inBill Nemitz, Opinion
Bill Nemitz: Photos raise troubling questions about arrest of suspect in corporal’s killing
Authorities should opt for full transparency in explaining how John D. Williams was injured during his arrest on Saturday.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Sound the Alarm effort helps prepare us should fire break out at home
Americans often believe they’re safer than they actually are, a fact the Red Cross and fire agencies hope to combat.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Food ‘hazard’ labels to scare us thin? NAFTA shouldn’t go there
Let Americans decide for themselves whether a moment’s joy from a cookie is worth the extra pounds.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: High stakes for Maine and its residents in lawsuit over vehicle pollution
The health of tens of thousands with respiratory illnesses is at risk as the EPA tries to roll back nationwide fuel-efficiency improvements in the years ahead.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Few tragedies unsettle a community like the violent death of a police officer
Bad things happen, but when it’s a law enforcer we’re temporarily reminded of their willingness to accept risks that most of us would not.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Dana Milbank: Message of compassion for poor isn’t tolerated in Washington
The House chaplain made the mistake of praying for social justice in a political body focused on showering riches on corporations and the wealthy.