My father had terminal lung cancer. He fought like a Spartan at Thermopylae, his body riddled with chemo and radiation, his stomach filled with macrobiotic foods lovingly prepared by my mother, his mind steeped in the defiance of death as exhibited by Dylan Thomas who wrote the words that were buried with him, in his […]
January 2021
Maine lawmakers seek more than a dozen changes to state election laws
Lawmakers from both parties are proposing reforms that could change the way Maine votes, including modifications made in 2020 to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Mainewhile: Let go of outrage
There is something so fantastic, so inspiring about the start of a new year. I mean, I know that in purely scientific terms, Jan. 1st is just another day. But it doesn’t feel that way. It feels like the moment for fresh starts, new beginnings, like the whole world is a blank slate just waiting […]
Featured Property: Grace, a nationally acclaimed restaurant and events venue
The sale is a turnkey acquisition, including the historic property, business assets and high-end FF&E.
Guest column: The psychic numbness of climate change
From Wikipedia: Psychic numbness is a tendency for individuals or societies to withdraw attention from past experiences that were traumatic, or from future threats that are perceived to have massive consequences but low probability. What are some examples? It may be different for each of us, but some examples that stand out include the threat […]
The Recycle Bin: Post holiday recycling
Your weekly question and answer column on what to recycle, what not to recycle, and why, in Brunswick. The public is encouraged to submit questions by email to [email protected]
Events
CAMDEN The Poets Corner kicks off 2021 Author Natalie Goldberg will read on The Poets Corner at 4 p.m. Sunday to kick off the new year. Goldberg is the author of 15 books including the best-seller “Writing Down the Bones” and the recently released “Three Simple Lines: A Writer’s Pilgrimage Into the Heart and Homeland […]
Letter to the editor: Maine Legislature has full agenda without state flag bill
COVID-19, the opioid epidemic, vaccination allocation and food insecurity, to name a few issues, should be keeping our elected officials busy this session.
Letter to the editor: SAD 6 brushes off needs of virtual program
We had to do virtual school with our son in third grade while our son in sixth grade attends hybrid middle school. While middle school is going fine, elementary school is not. From the day school started, which was one week later than hybrid students at the same school, the district has been failing our […]