Looking at the bag of mackerel in my freezer, I was a little sad to think of not rebating our pair of lobster traps one last time. But, it was getting to be time to pull our boat out and to make the shift into what is officially now fall. At the same time, I […]
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Letters: Trump’s words on COVID appalling; Vote Tepler; Vote Arford; Leave political signs out of nature
Trump’s words on COVID appalling “Don’t be afraid of it… You’re gonna beat it…We have the best medical equipment, the best medicines…” The words of Trump as he spoke to the public. Over 2000,000 Americans have not “beaten” it. Is it possible that many of them didn’t have access to the “best medical equipment, the […]
Christine Flowers: People have lost their minds on social media
I know that social media is not the real world, just as Kim Kardashian is not your average working mother. But we have all started to spend parts of our days in the virtual world, and in the post-pandemic era, some of us spend the majority of our waking hours communicating with avatars, digital creations, […]
John Micek: Famed lawyer warns of conservative Supreme Court
For Kathryn Kolbert, the current threat to women’s health care could not be more clear: A strengthened conservative majority on the Supreme Court will result in both the Affordable Care Act and Roe v. Wade being overturned. In the case of the former, that would mean the end of protections for people with preexisting conditions, […]
Local roundup: Freeport tops Brunswick in field hockey matchup
Farrin, Randall and Golding each score for Falcons.
Girls soccer: Freeport gets best of Mt. Ararat on blustery day
Falcons break open close game with strong second half in Topsham.
Letters: Consider the children when you vote; Vote Vitelli; Mitch McConnell’s hypocrisy
Consider the children when you vote I care deeply about children, do you? I have been an educator for 40 years and have always served children, perhaps your children, and see that they need us right now. They need us to love them, care for them, teach them to care about other people, be role […]
Guest column: Hope in a time of tribalism
As I drive down the street I grew up on, a quiet straight away that is frequented by more deer than joggers, I notice something more surprising than the new houses being built where dense woods once were. Political endorsement signs line the White Road like rebel flags, signaling safe spaces for one side or […]
Dick Polman: The ultimate October surprise is not a surprise at all
Karma (noun): The sum of a person’s actions decide that person’s fate…The intent and actions of an individual influence the future of that individual. And so it has happened. Trump testing positive for the coronavirus – four weeks before the election, no less – certainly looks like the ultimate October surprise. But when we consider […]
Local roundup: Belle Hemond leads Mt. Ararat field hockey past Lisbon
Eagles have no trouble with Greyhounds.