I just got back from a weeklong vacation. And, I’m happy to say, I feel much better. The monotony of daily life – eating the same food, working the same job, seeing the same scenery and basically doing the same things day after day – gets old. Taking a break from it all was refreshing. […]
Forecaster Opinion
Posted inForecaster Opinion, Uncategorized
Gleysteen’s business sense will benefit Scarborough
I am going to vote for Betsy Gleysteen for Scarborough Town Council. Betsy is very businesslike and, as the mother of two kids, will do a good job balancing all the requests for projects and money that the Town Council faces, with the ability of seniors and others to pay their increasing property tax bills. […]
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Posted inCoastal Journal, Forecaster Opinion
Coastal History: Columbus Day was just another excuse for a party
The Bath landfill was closed this Monday in observance of Columbus Day, according to the sign on the gate. Apparently they didn’t get the message that Maine’s government has chosen to get rid of Columbus Day and replace it with Indigenous People’s Day (or “The Holiday Formerly Known as Columbus Day,” as I call it.) […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly, The Forecaster
Here’s Something: A.T.+20: Lessons from the Trail
Twenty years ago this week I finished hiking the Appalachian Trail. It’s been my proudest accomplishment, and I think about it all the time. People who read this column on a regular basis have likely picked up on a few of my recurring themes – perseverance and hard work. The lessons I learned on the […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Politics & Other Mistakes: Sweet illusions
Betsy Sweet has spent her career as a lobbyist, so she’s used to advancing unrealistic ideas. In the Sweet universe, it doesn’t necessarily have to make sense. It just has to be warm and fuzzy. Speaking of fuzzy, before she ran for governor in 2018, Sweet had a side gig offering customers contact with their […]
Posted inAmerican Journal, Forecaster Opinion, Lakes Region Weekly
Politics & Other Mistakes: Invisible woman
The Democrats’ handpicked candidate to run against Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in 2020 is … uh … wait, it’ll come to me. Sandra something? Samantha? No, Sara! That’s it. Sara Giddyup? Sara Gridiron? Lemme do a Google search. Here it is: Sara Gideon, speaker of the Maine House of Representatives. I could be excused […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion
Here’s Something: Climate-strikers fail to appreciate gains, elders
Watching news coverage of the recent Climate Strike, held Sept. 20 in various locations around the world and the United States, including here in Maine, made me wish kids knew their history. Here were millions of youth taking to the streets to protest what they perceive as the injustices foisted upon the planet by their […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion
Politics & Other Mistakes: Invisible woman
The Democrats’ handpicked candidate to run against Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in 2020 is … uh … wait, it’ll come to me. Sandra something? Samantha? No, Sara! That’s it. Sara Giddyup? Sara Gridiron? Lemme do a Google search. Here it is: Sara Gideon, speaker of the Maine House of Representatives. I could be excused […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion
Letter: Diamon missed the mark on Susan Collins
The idea that Collins is owned by anyone is absurd.
Posted inForecaster Opinion
Letter: Partnerships can bolster pre-K programs
The Forecaster reported, “Cumberland-North Yarmouth district goes back to school with Wilson building study,” but did not address why the district chose to start a new public pre-K program during a time with such a shortage of space. The pre-K bill that passed in the Maine Legislature this year, LD 1043 (An Act To Establish […]