According to the Maine Principals’ Association, there are two transgender athletes competing in high school sports in Maine. The headline of one recent article was “NCAA president says there are ‘less than 10’ transgender athletes in college sports.” A letter last week asked us to “imagine” a conversation between parents and their “athletically talented, elementary-aged […]

In Maine middle schools in the mid-1960s, students received civics instruction. We were taught that the proper salutation for elected officials began with the word honorable. Hence, we referred to the Honorable Sen. Muskie, the Honorable Gov. Curtis, etc., as we sometimes contacted our elected officials in civics learning endeavors. This acknowledgement of praiseworthy regard […]

High school sports have never been about fairness. If they were, everybody would come across the finish line at the same time. Short, stout fellows like me would not be seen as having any kind of advantage over athletic girls. But I have never been any good at sports. I did participate. I ran in […]

When asked in an interview if he should “uphold the Constitution,” our president answered, “I don’t know.” Did he not realize he swore an oath to do that very thing when he took the oath of office? He swore to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” Does he have memory problems, […]