Across 73 years, I have attended a number of graduation ceremonies. Invariably they give the senior class a good send-off, but they often seemed scripted, dry and pro forma. The Casco Bay High School: Class of 2024 commencement I attended last Thursday night was anything but. It was a joyous celebration. Perhaps, “everyone was into […]

All Portland residents should pay attention and please read what the city is proposing for zoning changes. Take a careful look and get a real understanding of what it means to the overall look and feel of Portland. Many of the proposals are good, better defining what is allowed and what is not allowed. But […]

After reading the endless stream of letters criticizing Sen. Collins for stating her opinion on the NYC Trump trial, the latest letter suggests that she should stand up to Trump the bully, as Margaret Chase Smith stood up to Joe McCarthy. I believe that Sen. Collins’ opinion is not that far off from what a […]

The United States needs immigrants to support its economy and to sustain our way of life. As the baby boom generation heads into retirement, immigrants and their children were expected to offset a decline in the working-age population by adding about 18 million people of working age between 2015 and 2035. With a median age […]

What does “freedom” mean for Americans today? At our nation’s founding, it meant liberty from foreign political and economic control. The privileged men of that time sought to chart their own courses in life, industry and leadership. Much of the populace sat on the sidelines of liberty then – and for years to come. Decades […]

Former President Donald Trump has been convicted of 34 felony counts. His response is to blame the Biden administration, the DOJ, the NY DA, the judge, the jury … and claim they are all corrupt, while claiming he has never done anything wrong. President Biden’s son is on trial and the president has said he […]

I’m surprised that I have seen no coverage in your publication of a recent scheme affecting the pockets of thousands of Mainers, as well as residents of lesser states. Haven’t you noticed that, on supermarket shelves, eight-can seltzer packs have been replacing the traditional 12-can items, with no reduction in price? First they stealthily reduced […]