This campaign season, dead people keep turning up in curious places. Republican U.S. Senate candidate Max Linn had a bunch of corpses sign his nominating petitions, resulting in his disqualification from the ballot. And Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Betsy Sweet claims to have regular conversations with the dearly departed. Since announcing her candidacy over a year […]

As the temperatures rise and the days grow longer, students across the nation who have successfully completed the required course of study have received their diplomas from high schools and are pondering their next steps. It is more and more understood that a high school diploma is required for adults to have any hope of […]

As the temperatures rise and the days grow longer, students across the nation who have successfully completed the required course of study have received their diplomas from high schools and are pondering their next steps. It is more and more understood that a high school diploma is required for adults to have any hope of […]

Part of the allure of the new ranked-choice voting system that is being tried out in the June 12 primary election was the notion that candidates would be nice to each other. But that has not happened, and the prospect of ranked-choice voting in the Democrat and Republican primaries has not prevented the crescendo of […]

Over Memorial Day weekend I deleted my Disqus account. After years of duking it out with readers in the comments section, I will not be replying to critics or commenting on the writing of others, at least for the near future. The short answer to why I decided to take a break from online engagement […]

The candidates who lose in next week’s primary election will have one thing in common: They’ll all deserve it. Either they ran bad campaigns or they’re bad people. Possibly both. Too harsh? Tough. I’m tired of looking at the options on the ballot and finding nothing but wimps, liars and retreads. Of course, it’s possible […]

As parent volunteers who have served on the South Portland Middle Schools Project Committee for the past two years, we are excited about the opportunity we have to move forward a plan for our middle schools that will best serve all students and our community at-large. We got this incredible opportunity in August 2016, when […]

As parent volunteers who have served on the South Portland Middle Schools Project Committee for the past two years, we are excited about the opportunity we have to move forward a plan for our middle schools that will best serve all students and our community at-large. We got this incredible opportunity in August 2016, when […]

I write to express my enthusiastic support for Amy Kuhn for Falmouth Town Council. Amy will add a strong voice and thoughtful leadership to the Town Council. Amy was a leader in the successful fundraising campaign for the expansion of the Falmouth Memorial Library. She is a strong supporter of Falmouth’s public schools, and she […]

Yarmouth Town Council candidates for whom I have voted had many different types of jobs or careers. I can’t remember being concerned about a candidate’s employment. This year I am very concerned. One candidate, Meghan Casey, is a Yarmouth teacher. I believe that’s a conflict, especially now. The School Department is proposing a $36 million […]