The Biden administration wants to make the English test for new citizens harder. There’s no point in doing that.
2023
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Don’t repeat failed approach to encampments
It’s like a game of whack-a-mole. The city of Portland and the Maine Department of Transportation or the Maine Department of Something Else whack away, but the homeless encampments pop up somewhere else again and again. Yet the cities and the governmental agencies resort to the same old policy. Whack, fail. Whack, fail. Hey, I […]
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
The humble Farmer: How our living room turned into a stop on the lecture circuit
We shut-ins are clever at luring smart people into our home to brighten our days. (Once in a while, we even venture out ourselves.)
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Pine Tree Power vote could come down to trust
Regarding a recent letter by an engineer in favor of the creation of Pine Tree Power (“Letter to the editor: Mainers deserve power over power grid,” Aug. 28), who stated, “Proponents of keeping our largest utilities private tout the benefits of not having ‘politicians run our grid,’ ” I think it’s probably a hard call […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Debt is not unique to Pine Tree Power
The corporations that don’t want Maine to vote for Pine Tree Power are spending a lot of money to confuse us. Let’s take their advertisement about adding an estimated $13.5 billion to Maine debt. The ad is designed to take advantage of our fear of taxes. All corporations have debt. They would rather we didn’t […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: UMaine System once again fails at transparency
The state university system is withholding public information related to the bungled hiring of a new president last year at the University of Maine at Augusta.
Posted inObituaries
Obituary: Francis Joseph O’Hara Sr.
CAMDEN – Francis “Frank” Joseph O’Hara Sr., 91, died on August 3, 2023, at his home in Camden, surrounded by his …
Posted inDeath Notices
Death Notice: Francis Joseph O’Hara Sr.
O’Hara Sr., Francis Joseph 91, of Camden, August 3. Celebration, 5-7 p.m., Sept. 29, Owl’s Head Transportation Museum, Owls Head. …
Posted inFootball, Varsity Maine
Football: Defense helps lead Lawrence past Falmouth
Bulldogs force 4 turnovers in Class B North win over Navigators.
Posted inFootball, Sports, Varsity Maine
Football: Bad weather causes several game suspensions and postponements
At least six games were stopped in progress Friday night because of thunderstorms, two others were postponed before kickoff, and several were ended early.