Former gubernatorial candidate affirms support for Mills It’s always fun to read your name in the paper (well, most of the time anyway), so I have to say I enjoyed reading Gary Anderson’s column last week and discovering that I won his support during the Democratic primary for governor (“The two faces of Janet Mills,” […]
September 2018
Quote of the Day
The happiness of most people we know is not ruined by great catastrophes or fatal errors, but by the repetition of slowly destructive little things. — Ernest Dimnet, French priest, lecturer and author (1866-1954)
Zak Ringlestein vs. Angus King
In choosing someone to represent Maine in the U.S. Senate, I look for a candidate who can lead our nation toward fulfilling its historical promise, what our country’s ideally supposed to be. Not by championing the status quo of the left or that of the right side of the aisle, but someone dissatisfied with the […]
Remembering some of the many priests who did good, not evil
Father Mychal Judge was a Catholic priest who served as the chaplain for the New York City Fire Department. On Sept. 11, 2001, as word spread about the terror attacks, Father Judge rushed to the North Tower of the World Trade Center and began to pray over the bodies, and administer last rites to those […]
Calendar
MISCELLANEOUS TECH TIME, 1-3 p.m., Cundy’s Harbor Library, 935 Cundy’s Harbor Road, Cundy’s Harbor. FMI, call (207) 725- 1461 or visit cundysharbor.me. T.O.P.S. MEETING (TAKING OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY), weigh-in 6-6:40p.m., followed by meeting. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 330 Maine St., Brunswick. For more information, call 729-6400. CELEBRATE RECOVERY BRUNSWICK, 6- 8 p.m., 2 Columbus Drive, […]
Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: My 3- year-old grandson hurts animals. He’s intelligent and articulate. He understands many concepts about all kinds of things. Frankly, I’m scared. It’s because he is so intelligent and highfunctioning. I feel he should have more empathy than he does. He has been doing this off and on for the last couple of […]
Searing Trump op-ed sets off guessing game
WASHINGTON An opinion piece in The New York Times by an anonymous senior administration official claiming to be part of a “resistance” working “from within” to thwart President Donald Trump’s “worst inclinations” set off a wild guessing game inside and outside the White House on the author’s identity. In an extraordinary move, a furious Trump […]