If you’re still trying to make up your mind about Question 1, to be voted on Tuesday, it’s helpful to focus first on what this referendum is not. It’s not a contest over whether hydroelectric power from Quebec is “clean” or “dirty.” All sources of electricity have upsides and downsides, but with the climate emergency […]

With summer behind us and fall firmly set in, we’re preparing our homes for the winter months and colder weather. Checking windows and doors for drafts, cleaning chimneys, stacking wood and pulling out heavy blankets are all common chores around Maine homes this time of year. While many Mainers pride themselves on going as long […]

MSAD 75 board actions signals return to civility The MSAD 75 Board of Directors Meeting on Oct. 21 left me with hope, but not for the most obvious reason. The board voted 10-3 (with 1 absent) to continue the district’s universal masking policy until Interim Superintendent Lucy makes a recommendation not to. This is less […]

I know in my heart that man is good, that what is right will always eventually triumph, and there is purpose and worth to each and every life. Those words written by my father, which are inscribed in stone at his gravesite, could very well have been referring to Colin Powell and his life. Powell […]

During an appearance in his childhood home of Scranton, Pa. this week, President Joe Biden made the case for congressional approval of his nearly $2 trillion dollar ‘Build Back Better’ agenda, which is currently in the midst of a tug-of-war between progressive and moderate Democrats on Capitol Hill. Biden put a particular spotlight on $350 […]

Vote Harris for Brunswick School Board I am writing to express my support for Erica Carley Harris’s candidacy for Brunswick School Board. Erica grew up in Cumberland where my wife, our two sons and I lived for 25 years. She was a terrific student at Greely high school and went on to earn a bachelor’s […]