Joni Mitchell once sang of seasons going round and round, painted ponies going up and down. Perhaps there should also have been mention snuck in about another circular theme that connotes the too-quick passage of time: The transition from three to four to two wheels. I’m talking about bicycles, of course. What starts out as […]

The other morning Spouse was sharing his almost daily last-minute running out-the-door rant with whoever he thought was listening (i.e., nobody), “I’m so sick of running late for work. I really need to change my routine.” Oh yes, I’m thinking, you do. The irony of this blustery rhetoric is that he did change his whole […]

Did you know Darwin hated the word “evolution?” The term he preferred was “natural selection,” because he felt “evolution” implied that the entire process was much more organized and focused on improvement than it really was. Natural selection isn’t necessarily “survival of the fittest.” It’s more like “survival of the randomly mutated” where “fittest” means […]

Two-thirds of Americans are overweight or flatout obese, and it’s not difficult to see why. On May 5, a.k.a. Cinco de Mayo, my workplace sprung for a buffet-style Mexican feast, and everyone flocked to the break room to stock up on pork and beans and other thigh-enlarging treats. Even the skinniest wisps among them loaded […]

Alexis is a blue tiger, Bonnie is a black Maine Coon X. Both of these sweet little kittens are looking for new loving families that will provide each an indoor-only lifestyle for their health and safety. Both kittens have had their first round of vaccinations, are wormed, and have had their initial heath exam. (All […]

YORK — York Hospital President Jud Knox and hospital board Vice Chairman Ala Reid were joined May 5 by hospital leaders, board of trustees as well as pediatric and obstetrical providers, Birthing and Family Care nurses, and dozens of local families to sign a central beam for the new Birthing and Family Care Center being […]

WELLS — The Wells- Ogunquit Community School District held its 30th annual Literary Achievement Awards Ceremony at Wells Elementary School on April 28. Fifty-nine kindergarten through 12th-grade students were recognized for their writing, previously judged anonymously to be the best out of 260 entries submitted in February. The top prize of $500 was awarded to […]