In December 2012, a White House news release predicted the United States would need approximately 1 million more STEM professionals than were projected to graduate by 2022. This statement about science, technology, engineering and mathematics professions is as true today as it was then, as the need for professionals in these fields continues to rise. […]

In his play “A Winter’s Tale,” William Shakespeare (that’s right, I read The Bard), created one of my all-time favorite passages about the coming of spring. In it, he writes of daffodils “… That come before the swallow dares, and take the winds of March with beauty …” Seriously, how beautiful is that? Can’t you just […]

Sometimes, you have to fake it until you make it. That old saying is sage advice when starting any new venture, whether it be a job, sport, hobby or relationship. Acting is a coping mechanism. When you’re feeling down, you have to muster a good attitude and face the day. Parents do this all the […]

Environmental groups in Maine seem pretty united in opposition to a proposal to change the way the state regulates where development may occur in Maine’s unorganized territories, that 10 million-acre half of the state where fewer than 9,000 people live and the Land Use Planning Commission is the law of the land. At issue is […]

A plea from Falmouth’s silent majority: We oppose the unwanted, reckless changes made in 2013-2016 to the town’s land-use policies. Our town’s cherished, peaceful rural character will be a memory and our taxes will skyrocket because of the potent new incentives for accelerated growth and high-density development. New high-density “growth districts” surrounding new mixed-use “town […]

I am feeling so very fortunate to have been the person who delivered 13 pair of gloves and mittens, nine hats, three scarves, 12 hand warmers, and 360 pair of socks to the Rev. Jeffery Logan at Grace Street Ministry in Portland last week. Most of the socks were the thick, cozy and warm hiking […]

The University of Southern Maine is seeking a new name, because a recent study revealed the school is actually located in Wyoming. As a proud graduate of USM (although, when I went there it was called the University of Everybody’s Second or Third Choice), I’m qualified to offer my opinion on this matter because I […]

A show of hands: Do you think former Gov. Paul LePage is lying when he says his administration shopped around for the lowest hotel rates in Washington, D.C., and then spent tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars camping out and eating filet mignon at Trump International? I’m just asking because lying seems to have become […]