The Jones Act provides a right denied to land-based workers: the right to sue their employer for injuries caused by the employer’s unsafe conduct.
2019
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Ask parents why they’re not sending kids to Deering
If one wants to know the reasons for the drop in enrollment at Deering High School, ask the people who make the decision where to attend this coming year: i.e., the parents. A carefully prepared survey should have the answers. The opinions of a few teachers, students, parents and administrators won’t give us that information. […]
advertisement
Posted inJournal Tribune
Who is condemning Denmark?
Editor, Mark Aberletain stated in a recent Letter to the Editor that “we are now condemning Denmark because the prime minister there, Mette Frederiksen, expressed the sentiment that the country did not want to sell Greenland to the United States.” “Expressed the sentiment?” That characterization is not even close to accurate. The Prime Minister’s actual […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Gary Scott Smith: Patrick Henry, Patriot
Among America’s amazing pantheon of founders, Patrick Henry stands out for his stirring speeches and fervent commitment to liberty, virtue, and small government. The Virginia planter, lawyer, and politician strongly denounced Great Britain’s political and economic control of the American colonies and played a leading role in the movement for independence. More controversially, Henry’s love […]
Posted inBusiness, People on the Move
VIA Agency hires Bobby Hershfield as chief creative officer
NEW HIRES The VIA Agency in Portland has hired Bobby Hershfield as chief creative officer. Hershfield joins VIA from The Community in New York, where he served as vice president and executive creative director. Prior to that, he was chief creative officer and partner at SS&K. Colleen Foley-Ingersoll joined Maine Behavioral Healthcare as […]
Posted inMeetinghouse, Op-eds, Opinion
Steven Price, Kennebunkport: Father’s Day call brings back a lifetime of memories
Most Father’s Days come and go without much fanfare, taking an understandable backseat to Mother’s Day the month before. But this year Father’s Day lingered for me, despite my being more than a thousand miles distant from my two grown sons, who live in Florida and are fathers themselves. And damn good fathers they are, […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Hospice chorus seeks new members
YORK COUNTY — Harbour Singers, a hospice chorus serving Southern Maine, is accepting new members in September. Singing in small groups, chorus members offer the healing gift of song at bedside to people nearing the end of life, in care settings such as hospice, nursing facilities, or at home. The choral group has sung bedside […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Free antique appraisals at Waterborough Historical Society
Cindy Hamilton of Americana Workshop in Kennebunk will do free, fun-type appraisals of your items brought to the September meeting of the Waterborough Historical Society. With her knowledge of antiques and collectibles, she will try to identify and value one item per person. The public is invited to attend on Thursday, Sept. 5, at 7 […]
Posted inJournal Tribune
Girl Scouts of Maine to host new member sign-up events
SOUTH PORTLAND — Girl Scouts of Maine announces that it will host “New Member Sign-Up” events for potential members and volunteers at locations throughout the state every month. Below is a list of events in your area. These events will bring together girls from kindergarten through third grade and their caregivers, and allow them to […]
You must be logged in to post a comment.