Children decorated their classrooms and performed plays for their parents, while local synagogues planned Hanukkah celebrations.
2024
Opinion: We can choose not to lose sight of immigrants’ humanity
Anti-immigrant hysteria stirred up by Trump and his minions must be resisted.
If Samuel Beckett wrote ‘Groundhog Day,’ you might get this Danish novel
The first two books of “On the Calculation of Volume,” by Solvej Balle, a commercial and critical success in Denmark, are now in English.
Nature Connects: We must preserve Maine’s starry, starry nights
Reducing light pollution can improve wildlife habitat, lower energy costs and help maintain some of the darkest skies east of the Mississippi.
Letter: The frightening prospect of Trump’s law
This week, Trump told NBC that he would pardon all those arrested, tried and convicted when he encouraged them to pillage the United States Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021. Welcome to the era of mob rule in America, led by one of the most divisive characters to ever enter politics. Trump is now free […]
Jim Fossel: Political earthquakes may rumble through Maine in 2026
Sen. Susan Collins’ next challenger and the race to succeed Gov. Janet Mills in the Blaine House are just two of the stories worth keeping an eye on.
Letter: The importance of a peaceful transfer of power
As I watch the events in Syria, I think back to when my children were young and we had no television set. I would bring them to a neighbor’s home to watch the Olympics and the inauguration. They enjoyed both – the spectacle, the excitement, the solemnity. Regarding the inauguration, after the Marine Corps Band, […]
Letter: Political donations are out of control
Big money, on both sides, is drowning out the voices of ordinary Americans.
Letter: Proposed pesticide ordinance is unfair
The town of Falmouth Conservation Commission has put forward an ordinance that will ban commercial applicators of fertilizers from using nonorganic products on residential lots. Town-owned areas, including school athletic fields and all golf courses, will be exempt from the proposed regulations. It is unfair that the town is attempting to create a dual structure […]
Our View: FRONTLINE documentary cuts to heart of Lewiston tragedy
This valuable production further brings to life the pain suffered – and the glaring need for Maine to leave behind the “yellow flag” law.