John Balentine recently defined the role of government under our Constitution as follows: “Our government’s lone job is to ensure individual rights to speech, worship, peaceable assembly, private property and a host of other liberties” (“Here’s Something: Do you still desire freedom?”, July 1). Lone job? The Preamble of the Constitution laid out quite clearly […]
2021
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Here’s Something: Post-pandemic depression rears its ugly head
When I was younger, my aunt suffered postpartum depression, a condition new mothers may battle that, according to Webster’s, is “a mood disorder involving intense psychological depression that typically occurs within one month after giving birth, lasts more than two weeks, and is accompanied by other symptoms such as social withdrawal, difficulty in bonding with […]
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Mainewhile: Replica of Columbus’ ship has no business on Maine’s shores
The Penobscot Maritime Heritage Association is hosting a festival of tall ships, and it is causing some waves. The issue is the late inclusion of a boat named Nao Santa Maria, a replica of one of the three ships sailed by Christopher Columbus. Initially, I wasn’t going to write about this because the organizers of […]
Posted inNation & World
Cornel West resigns from Harvard over tenure dispute
He suggests that discrimination at the university drove him to leave the Divinity School.
Posted inNation & World
Miami Cubans talk of boating to island to support protests
The Coast Guard in Miami is warning against efforts to cross the straits between Florida and Cuba in response to rare street protests on the island.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Northern Meetings: July 15-22
Chebeague Island Visit townofchebeagueisland.org for information on Zoom access. Mon. 7/19 5 p.m. Broadband Committee Tues. 7/20 6 p.m. School Committee Rec Center Wed. 7/21 6 p.m. Board of Selectmen Town Hall Cumberland Check cumberlandmaine.com for access to Zoom. Tues. 7/20 7 p.m. Planning Board Town Hall Wed. 7/21 5 p.m. Lands and Conservation Commission […]
Posted inMaine
Maine reports 65 new cases of COVID-19 over 3 days
The state announced the opening of a new vaccination clinic at the Portland International Jetport, as it strives to add more people to the list of those protected against the virus.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Portland police arrest two after attack on officers
Police Chief Frank Clark asks those “hiding in the shadows to cease the random, cowardly and unwarranted violence against our police officers.”
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: For heaven’s sake, get the COVID-19 vaccination
Conservative inoculation opponents frame the issue as a matter of rights when in fact it’s a matter of everyday morality.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Let regulators straighten out CMP before we give it a try
Recently, the power and internet went out in South Portland for six hours. This has become a commonplace occurrence. Wooden collapsible “stop” signs were perched at intersections. When did we get lucky enough to have a power grid that rivals Puerto Rico’s? Small wonder there is a proposition to take over the company. While we […]