Regarding Len Frenkel’s Dec. 12 letter, “Protect planet by changing lifestyle” (Page A6): If Mr. Frenkel wants to give up his standard of living and go to homesteading, please do. I’m not going to. Having worked for 46 years and now living on Social Security, I will not give up my little standard of living […]
2019
Letter to the editor: Despite prosperity, many live in great hardship
People need to rally to find solutions.
Another View: U.S. still looking for the right path on China
Finding it will take a disciplined focus on legitimate trade complaints – not on the bilateral imbalance.
The humble Farmer: For me, buying Christmas gifts is a spectator sport
I am not even qualified to stand back and applaud from the sidelines.
Gina Barreca: I really shouldn’t be telling you this, but …
Everyone has their own take on the worst conversation starter.
Commentary: Hydro-Quebec offers misleading claims about power’s climate impact
We can’t trust the utility’s publicists to represent correctly their own carbon emissions.
Dr. King Breakfast features chaplain
KENNEBUNK — The Rev. Jeffrey M. McIlwain, pastor of the North Star AME Zion Church, Newington, New Hampshire, and chaplain of the Cumberland County Jail, will give the keynote talk at this year’s breakfast honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The event will take place on the holiday, Monday, Jan. 21 at 9 […]
Hearing to be held on senior tax-rebate program
The Cape Elizabeth Town Council will hold a public hearing Monday, Jan. 14 on a proposed new tax-rebate program for senior citizens. The program would provide tax relief of up to $500 for residents 65 and older, who have owned their Cape Elizabeth property for 10 years or more, and have no more than $60,000 […]
Financial Focus: How should you respond to wild swings in financial markets?
What’s going on with the financial markets? Specifically, what’s behind the price swings of the past several weeks? And, more important, how should you, as an individual investor, respond? To begin with, the recent volatility was not really all that extraordinary. The daily drops pushed U.S. stocks down about 10 percent from their recent record […]
‘Pandemic’ rings warning bell about gene-editing technology
When there’s a scientific breakthrough, Robin Cook doesn’t just stand up and cheer. He uses his fertile imagination and writes a novel about its possible perils. In his latest medical thriller, “Pandemic,” Cook dramatizes the scary side of a miracle molecule called “CRISPR/Cas9,” which can easily be custom-tailored to seek out and alter genes in […]
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