Long term abandoned properties remain a challenge in Bath My neighbors and I encourage the Bath Community Development Committee and the Bath City Council to expedite the review and revision of the Vacant Building Ordinance. The ordinance was enacted in 2018, and this Committee is currently reviewing its effectiveness. We are anxiously awaiting action to […]

It was a great day for America – or at least it should have been. Thursday, April 7. Major League Baseball’s Opening Day. From Los Angeles to St. Louis to Washington, D.C., 14 teams kicked off their regular season, and by that weekend all 30 teams were to be in action. Baseball in 2022 isn’t […]

Since it seems to have become something of a thing of late, here’s what the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution says about the right to an attorney and the right to a fair and speedy trial: “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an […]

My wife of 45 years died six months ago this week. I have been processing her loss ever since. But the American Psychiatric Association now says that I have only six more months to heal myself, and that if I blow the deadline, I should be clinically defined as mentally diseased. It’s not in my […]

There has always been a segment of Americans harboring rabid levels of hostility and hatred toward non-White Christians. These men and women were largely forced to discuss and reaffirm their racist and bigoted viewpoints with like-minded individuals. For much of our recent history, their outpourings were confined to secret conferences, white supremacist communications, obscure far-right […]

Referendum would prevent foreign influence of Maine elections As a lifelong Mainer, I was deeply troubled to see, during our grassroots battle with CMP/IBERDROLA to protect our western forests from destruction by an unyielding utility juggernaut interested NOT in our forest, our small creatures and flora but only shareholder equity. Approximately 70% of Maine voters […]

It’s finally spring. The sun is shining, people are out and about and fresh starts are happening everywhere — spring cleaning, clearing things out, getting uncluttered with things you don’t use and never will — letting in the warm spring air…(happy sighs). “Fresh Start” sounds like something you’d find on a hallmark card or on […]

Texts written after the 2020 presidential election between Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and Mark Meadows, then the Chief of Staff for President Trump, confirm the danger that dominion theology represents to American democracy. Dominion theology (also known as dominionism) is a group of Christian political ideologies that seek to institute […]

Nowadays, you grudgingly fill your car with gas. “Over $50! How!” you painstakingly mumble to yourself, hoping no one heard your complaints and outrage. What’s more incredible than the increasing gas prices is how quickly those $50 in your pockets can vanish into thin air, leaving nothing more than a dark void of gum wrappers […]

Maine’s races for governor are usually multi-candidate affairs. The first one I covered, in 1986, featured four entrants, all of whom had a plausible claim to the office. Of the two independents, John Menario, a former Portland city manager, had extensive managerial experience; Sherry Huber was a noted environmentalist. Then there were the party nominees, […]