How many lives lost before there’s action? To the editor, A question for all state legislators and congressional representatives: Given that this country didn’t even make it one week into a new year before there was another school shooting, I would like to know how many dead children is your acceptable number for 2024? How […]
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Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Community News – Garden club delivers holiday wishes
Members of the Seacoast Garden Club met at Kennebunkport’s Community House on Dec. 12 to make and decorate 75 miniature boxwood trees. Later that day, the trees were delivered to area residents through agencies including Home Instead, Southern Maine Health Care Visiting Nurses, Kennebunk Nursing and Rehabilitation, and Kennebunkport Health. The boxwood trees are the […]
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Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
A Window on the Past – Hews Company brothers, Charlie and Bob
This week we share another segment regarding South Portland High School sibling graduates: Charlie and Bob Hews. Most remember the Hews brothers as being mammoth linemen on Red Riot football squads. Charlie, a 1964 graduate and younger brother Bob, a 1966 graduate, shared the turf for head coach Frank Bettencourt and assistant coach Jack Flynn […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
The Conversation: Trump’s arguments for immunity not as hopeless as some claim
THE CONVERSATION — Former President Donald Trump’s claims of immunity from criminal prosecution will be argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Jan. 9, 2024 — on an interlocutory appeal from his trial for election interference. His arguments have been rejected by a district court judge, and the Supreme Court […]
Posted inLetters
Letter: Proposals to pardon Trump weaken democracy
Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley have stated that, if elected president, they would pardon Donald Trump on all 91 federal felony charges against him (and, I assume, any other felony charges that might arise). Now, while I expect these stances are all about not offending Trump’s base, I want to comment on their validity. As […]
Posted inLetters
Letter: Homeless people are human beings
Helping the homeless gain a measure of control is key to solving this crisis.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Opinion: Reinstating parole will benefit Maine in many ways
A discretionary parole system could return rehabilitated offenders to productive lives and reduce prison-system costs.
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Maine Commercial Real Estate Transactions: December 2023
Broker submitted sales and leases for land, industrial, office, retail and more.
Posted inLetters
Letter: Young people should be applauded for their activism
With grateful acknowledgements to David Bowie and The Who for their insights on this topic: Younger folks are used to being scolded by their elders. They are often told that they do not know enough to have meaningful opinions on important issues. But history is full of examples when “the kids” ignored the chiding of […]
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