BOWDOINHAM – Sharon A. Sharples, 77, of Bowdoinham, passed away at home surrounded by her family on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024…
August 2024
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Obituary: Elizabeth “Betsy” Pettengill Edgerton
BRUNSWICK – Elizabeth “Betsy” Pettengill Edgerton died peacefully in Brunswick on July 5, 2024 at the age of 88…
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Just a Little Old: A tale of two Americas
Let’s have some fun. Let’s compare the best known candidate on the national political scene (Donald Trump) with the least known candidate (Tim Walz, the running mate of Kamala Harris). Let’s start with religion, a big deal in the minds of many American voters. Even though Donald Trump doesn’t go to church or pray or […]
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Stories from Maine: A hard-fought effort to move a statue to the Midcoast
By April 1939, the Great Depression was nearly over and the United States was ready to celebrate at the World’s Fair in New York, where every state in the Union would have a place to exhibit. Portland artist Victor Kahill wanted to create a statue for this fair, and his composition of a Maine fisherman […]
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry
Letter: Turf fields aren’t perfect, but good to get kids outside
At a recent council meeting there was a citizen discussion about the high school field refurbishment positioned as a simple question of “turf or grass” question. As a city resident and coach of a city soccer team I would like to offer that the question is unfortunately not that simple. The core issue is we […]
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Letter: When it comes to symbolism, context matters
I found an op-ed of Aug. 6 to be very misleading (“Opinion: From da Vinci to the Liberty Bell, symbols still matter”). The bell referenced by the writer was indeed a replica of the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia but the bell itself, known as the Freedom Bell, is located in Washington, D.C. There was no […]
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Opinion: Maine’s Education Dept. should not be stirring fear of AI
Technological progress does not require the abandonment of common-sense academics and quantitative measures of school success.
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Letter: Replenish Scarborough land acquisition fund to protect public land
Since 2000, Scarborough’s Land Acquisition Reserve Fund has contributed to 20-plus projects spanning nearly 1,200 acres and including preserves open to the public, farms, and historical landmarks. It has successfully catalyzed a public/private partnership, with joint funding on nearly all projects receiving land fund contributions. For the projects involving Scarborough Land Trust, less than half […]
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Letter: A thought on housing and a thought on solar power
Schools and housing are constantly in the news – let’s connect them. If every school had a few studio/efficiency apartments attached, when the student population increases, close off the kitchens and the unit becomes a classroom. Then, when the student population decreases, rent the apartments out for income and housing. This could be a win-win […]
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Opinion: How Kamala Harris and the Paris Olympics saved us from a summer of doomscrolling
It’s nice to be reminded that moods can lift, prospects can change.
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