As bridge deteriorates, supporters celebrate Supporters of the Frank J. Wood Bridge celebrated the recent news that further structural weakening would necessitate lowering the weight limit for vehicles crossing the span from 25 to 10 tons. No longer will school buses or fire engines be able to sully this precious depression-era relic. The bridge is […]

Do these two issues have anything in common? Donald Trump wants a court to order Twitter to lift its ban on his tweeting. Maine voters will decide next month on Question 3, a constitutional amendment on food independence. Both issues focus on individual rights, the basis of Americans’ freedoms. And they both get it wrong. […]

Here’s a piece the editor of the Bowdoin Orient opinion editor asked me to write for that newspaper. Why would a 78-year old Bowdoin Polar Bear have the audacity to agree to write an opinion piece for the “Orient,” one of the nation’s finest college newspapers? Well, my family legacy gives me some Bowdoin cred: […]

Despite the many blessings of living in America, why aren’t more Americans happy? According to World Population Review, the 2021 World Happiness Report ranks America as the 19th happiest out of 146 countries. The report bases happiness on six categories, including gross domestic product (GDP), social support, life expectancy, generosity, perceptions of each country’s corruption […]

Vote for committed and competent MSAD75 board candidates Harpswell is part of Maine School Administrative District 75, composed of four towns — Harpswell, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham and Topsham. The school board responsible for what happens in our district is made up of members from each of the four towns. Since all board members vote on all […]

Maine’s Jared Golden is among the reasons congressional Democrats are still struggling to unite around a budget bill to boost families and finally begin combating global warming. He’s playing a dangerous game. The massive bill has already been cut from $3.5 trillion – a large, but justifiable increase in spending, since it’s fully funded by […]

Now that we are elbow-deep in the pumpkin guts of October, I’m starting to feel the holiday season kick-off excitement. It has captured my imagination ever since I was a young lad overdosing on Brach’s Mellowcreme Pumpkins and memorizing the Sears Holiday Wish Book when I should’ve been diagramming sentences or deciphering the dark sorcery […]