Winter can feel like an awfully long season if you don’t have a share of activities to keep your spirits up. Thankfully in Scarborough, there are a number of places to let out your inner Yeti. Snowshoe on Scarborough Land Trust trails, pass through a local café for hot chocolate, or find a pair of […]
January 2021
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Commentary: How history textbooks will deal with the US Capitol attack
The Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol represented an event unlike any other in American history. But how will it be portrayed in history textbooks used in America’s K-12 schools and colleges? Here, three scholars of American history weigh in. How soon can we expect this attack to be included in history textbooks? Wendy […]
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Guest column: State needs to get on back track for small oyster harvesters
Today, oyster farms in Maine extend along the coast from York County, up through the eastern regions of Washington County, where the prized bivalve has become a major player in America’s oyster industry. Yet, the harvesting of oysters is nothing new in Maine as thousands of years ago Native Peoples collected tons of shellfish along […]
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As Walgreens lags in vaccinations, Maine shifts doses to independent pharmacies
For the third week in a row, the Maine CDC gave independent pharmacies thousands of doses while Walgreens and CVS, national chains with a federal contract, weren’t allocated any.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
David Treadwell: Notes from the Interviewer’s Desk: Part II
In last week’s column, I addressed my role as an interviewer over my 50-year career. Here are some of the notable people I’ve had the privilege of interviewing. Maine’s own Joan Benoit Samuelson won the gold medal for the marathon in the 1984 Summer Olympics. I wrote an article about Joan for Yankee magazine. Joan […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Scarborough Community Connections to host documentary, discussion on bridging political divides
Scarborough Community Connections will host a documentary and discussion about bridging political divides. The volunteer group provides opportunities for civil dialogue and community engagement. Given the recent political climate — nationally as well as in our local community — the group is concerned about the tendency to focus on the divisiveness and polarization that has […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: In defense of expertise, on vaccines and other complex matters
Legitimate experts have relevant credentials, a willingness to admit what they don’t know and a limited focus on a few areas.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: A tongue-in-cheek tip for getting COVID vaccine
While waiting on a long list in Florida to be vaccinated against COVID-19, this 96-year-old geezer read in the Press Herald that the ACLU of Maine was advocating that corrections officers and inmates of state prisons be prioritized to receive the vaccine “regardless of where they live.” That got me calculating. Why not fly back […]
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Letter to the editor: Trump could be facing far worse fate
I agree with the Republicans who say that holding an impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump will not unify the country! However, the fact that he absolutely did incite an insurrection to overthrow the government and refused to follow the lead of every president before him with a peaceful transfer of power begs for […]
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Letter to the editor: Who’s teaching tomorrow’s creators?
Schools are hiring fewer instructors like the one who taught ‘Bernie’s mitten maker’ at Mahoney Middle School in South Portland.