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Posted inLetters
Thanking Sen. Collins for standing up for Title IX | Letter
I want to thank Sen. Susan Collins for taking a principled stand and siding with the Trump administration on the issue of Title IX. The ongoing conflict between how the Mills administration and the federal government interpret Title IX must be resolved. I strongly agree with the federal government’s position: biological males should not compete […]
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Society Notebook: After 38 years, Spurwink gives its Humanitarian Awards a final sendoff
When Spurwink Services began hosting an annual Humanitarian Awards event to honor community leaders who make Maine a healthier place to live and work, Ronald Reagan was president, “The Simpsons” were the newest thing on television, and Gun N’ Roses was about to release a debut album. A lot has changed since 1987, when Spurwink […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture
Review: Jane Brox’s timeless stories of her family farm have been reissued as a trilogy
‘In the Merrimack Valley: A Farm Trilogy’ beautifully weaves personal story with history, social history, geology and more.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Girls’ sports in Maine should not exclude transgender competitors | Opinion
Winning is not more important than the opportunity to participate.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
At least so far, it’s been a session to forget for Maine lawmakers | Douglas Rooks
Apart from an ugly censure fight and a people’s veto effort, there’s not a heck of a lot getting done.
Posted inLetters
Maine’s libraries are our lifelines | Letter
As a former library assistant for 16 years at the Falmouth Memorial Library, I am well aware of the basic importance of a library. What I experienced in my years as library support staff, as well as in my own life, goes well beyond the value of the books one checks out. Libraries are lifelines […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
For Jews in Maine and across America, never again is now | Opinion
Disturbing parallels from history make this year’s Yom Hashoah observation particularly somber.
Posted inSports, Tennis, Travis Lazarczyk, Varsity Maine
He coached Falmouth tennis for 53 years. Bob McCully now says his time is done.
The career of the longtime Falmouth High boys tennis coach should be celebrated.
Posted inLetters
America is officially a dictatorship | Letter
Congratulations, Republicans and others who voted for Trump. We now officially live under a dictator. Trump kidnapped people off our streets, with no due process (just take Trump’s word that they’re bad guys!), and shipped them to a foreign dungeon. And now, he has openly defied the Supreme Court on live TV by declaring that […]