When government reverses an established policy, the move can range from a “flip-flop” to outright “nullification.” A “flip-flop” is a switch in policy. Nullification is a move to ignore the law. President Trump and his administration have been busy reversing measures adopted by his predecessor, President Obama. Executive orders go back to George Washington. Obama […]

Over the last several months I have read columns in this paper from a group that calls itself “Another View.” After reading several of these editorials, I have concluded that the members of “Another View” are really just a group of far right-wing conservative Republicans who have found a format to bash Democrats and their […]

“Where the mountains meet the sea,” is an oft-quoted phrase attributed to poet Edna St. Vincent Millay to describe the Camden Hills. Located in Camden Hills State Park, Mount Megunticook is the tallest of the Camden Hills at an elevation 1,385 feet. According to park literature, it is also the highest mainland mountain on the […]

For the last 30 years of his life, my dad drove from Wilmington, Delaware to Atlantic City twice a week to play blackjack. In addition to being a Hall of Fame bridge player and former Manhattan Project scientist, my dad was a skilled card counter. He came out ahead every year, but, in truth, he […]

On Nov. 19 – 12, 2017, students from all over the world attended the annual Model United Nations in Stockholm, Sweden. For high school students not able to make this international trip, a UN Rotary Interact Club Conference was held Nov. 10-11, 2017, in New York City. The event was attended by Maine high school […]

Who could ever forget the one and only Jack Lynch? The only one Bath ever had. The gentleman that sang of his wares, “My oranges, peaches and pears.” On September 18, 1944, John H. Lynch, Bath’s famous singing vendor, died at Bath Memorial Hospital. He was best known as Jack Lynch by all and was […]