As Election Day approaches are you, as am I, exasperated to the point of despair by the cacophony of fear mongering and half-truths uttered by those who believe the rightness of their cause excuses the wrongness of their means? It corrodes our souls and the soul of our nation. How does one keep balance and […]

LOS ANGELES – A judge has tentatively ruled that a former computer specialist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory was not dismissed because he advocated his belief in intelligent design while at work. Superior Court Judge Ernest Hiroshige said Thursday he is leaning in favor of JPL’s argument that David Coppedge instead was let go because […]

Saturday Music in the Cathedral, 7 p.m., with Music’s Quill: lutenist Timothy Burris and tenor Timothy Neill Johnson. Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 143 State St., Portland. Suggested donation is $15/$10. Sunday Prayer Vigil, 10:45 a.m., to support same-sex marriage, hosted by Catholics for Marriage Equality Maine at the park across from the Immaculate Conception […]

Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton, principal figure of the heroic age of Antarctic exploration, in his book “South,” described a certain traumatic occasion when it seemed that he and the other two with him included one more member than could actually be counted. Shackleton wrote that “during that long and racking march of thirty-six hours over […]

Saturday “Run for Our School,” with a free fun run for ages 9 and younger at 8:30 a.m. and a 5K at 9 a.m. St. Thomas School, 69 North Ave., Sanford. All fees and donations will benefit the school. For details or to register go to http://www.saintthomassanford.org/5Krun/5krun.aspx. Clothing swap shop closet, 9 a.m. to noon, […]