History must speak for itself. A historian is content if he has been able to shed more light. — William L. Shirer, American author and journalist (1904-1993)
2018
Education Revisited
Every so often I get comments about my columns. Sometimes the emails come as though the sender is enjoying a happy hour, others come with tips or questions. One such email came in this past week from a regular reader about what sort of classes we have to pay for in our local colleges and […]
The Part-Time Presidency of Donald Trump
Note to self: When it’s time to sit down and talk with my bosses about my next steps as an opinion editor and all-around-columnist guy, I must make sure to negotiate in plenty of “executive time.” That gem comes to us courtesy of one Donald John Trump, who we learned saunters into the office at […]
Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: My husband, to whom I’ve been married since July of 2016, has recently caved in to pressure from friends to participate in “swinger” behavior. He wants me to be included, but I really don’t want to. The other female has lesbian tendencies that make me uncomfortable. Her boyfriend is juggling two partners at […]
Doris M. Congram
Doris Mary (Phelps) Congram, 84 of Brunswick, passed peacefully into the arms of her Heavenly Father on January 1, 2018 at Horizons Living and Rehab Center in Brunswick, Maine with her daughters Ann Dalessio and Eileen Manglass along with son-in-law Tony Dalessio at her side. She was born on April 11, 1933 in Fitchburg Mass, […]
John C. Bouchard
AUGUSTA, GA — MSgt. (Ret) John Charles Bouchard, 47, formerly of Brunswick ME, answered the call from heaven on December 31, 2017. John was born and raised in Brunswick, Maine. He was a graduate of Brunswick High School. John knew where he wanted to go to college and only applied to one, St Michael’s College […]