Lots of perplexed Americans are asking the question, “How did we get here?” They ask how is it that a rich, powerful and generally happy country that was chugging along so smoothly in the 21st century has almost overnight become an economic, social and ideological train wreck. It’s a fair question – and the answer […]

When you hear the words “trailer park” or “mobile home park,” what comes to mind? Crime? Poverty? Vulnerability to natural disasters? These negative images reflect the stigma, reinforced by popular culture, that many U.S. residents assign to manufactured home parks – the official name for these dwellings under federal standards adopted in 1976. Over 20 […]

I write this sitting at a cafe in front of the Italian Parliament, waiting for the president to resign. After two years of watching my own countrymen try and get rid of our leader in two partisan and meritless impeachment shams, the last thing I wanted was to spend my vacation in Rome watching another […]

I recently called a local department store to see if they sold card tables. When a young woman got on the phone, I asked, “Do you have card tables?” to which she responded, “What are card tables?” to which I sagely replied, “Tables you play cards on.” “Oh,” she said, “you mean tables where the […]

This issue represents the last edition printed during my tenure as editor of The Times Record, as I’m taking another job outside the Masthead Maine network of papers. It’s not easy to leave. I’ve been incredibly blessed to work for this paper that can trace its lineage in the Bath and Brunswick area back for […]

Historic U.S. document could block state anti-abortion efforts

Now that we’ve seen the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade, there are indications that other landmark cases may soon follow. It has been seven years since marriage rights were granted to same-sex couples in the United States in the Obergefell v. Hodges case. In that time, support for same-sex marriage has increased dramatically in […]