Another way to combat browntail moths Do you have a problem with browntail moth caterpillars at your house? Here is my environmentally passive method of controlling the problem. The browntail moth caterpillars had been at my house for five years and then increased rapidly over the next couple years. The kids and I had minor […]
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Former science teacher to steer Harpswell charter school through tumultuous year
After seven years in the classroom, Mel Christensen Fletcher will serve as the interim head of school of Harpswell Coastal Academy, which hopes to follow up its consolidation process with a charter renewal.
Guest column: The self-serving psychology of our Supreme Court
Poor Justice Clarence Thomas. First Anita Hill credibly accuses him of sexual harassment during his Senate Judiciary Supreme Court hearings. Then his wife Ginni calls his integrity into question owing to her role in attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, prompting calls for his recusal from January 6 cases. We don’t know if Thomas […]
Michael Reagan: After Roe, there’s no time to party
It’s been a fabulous week for conservatives, Republicans and millions of ordinary Americans. I cheered all of the Supreme Court’s recent blockbusters – for moral, political and personal reasons. I’m 100 percent pro-life. I believe adults should be free to own and carry guns. I believe there should be more prayer in schools, not less. […]
Americana punctuates Bath’s Heritage Days celebration
Bath hosted its four-day Heritage Days festival this weekend, after the pandemic cancelled the last two editions of the 50-year-old event.
Pinball wizards and moral decay? Freeport reconsiders historic gaming restrictions
On July 5, the Freeport Town Council will consider changing a decades-old ordinance that regulates pinball and other coin-operated games.
Your Land: Fire and Water – an elemental column
THE GIFT It came packaged and delivered, as much does these days. But our friends’ recent visit returned with it, calling back the simple pleasure of talking into the night. Many of us have missed such evenings during isolated COVID times. “Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World,” I read on the book’s jacket. The photo showed […]
Giving Voice: Rethinking mental health services at Oasis Free Clinics
We have the best patients at Oasis Free Clinics. I have written that sentence often in this column, and I have uttered those words many times since becoming Oasis’ executive director six years ago. They are funny, kind, interesting, and thoughtful. They come to Oasis because of their lack of health insurance and need for […]
Letters: Readers take Supreme Court to task
Women won’t accept attack on equality Alabama. Texas. Louisiana. Florida. Oklahoma. Idaho. Kentucky. Wisconsin. Missouri. North Dakota. South Dakota. Kentucky. Mississippi. These are places I will not visit. These are places I will not spend time or money. These are places that will be economically broken by the rise of right-wing politics because they have […]
Gordon Weil: Reagan’s ‘miracle’ was a mirage for Trump
Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election, but he reacted completely differently than the 10 previous presidents who had also failed in their bids to remain in office. Ronald Reagan, in his 1981 inauguration speech, declared, “The orderly transfer of authority … is nothing less than a miracle.” Jimmy Carter, the president he defeated, sat […]
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