Throughout my time working with Merrymeeting Gleaners, I have learned and gained so much. I’ve learned about farming, relationship building, networking, teamwork, how to deadlift, recipes, how to identify so many strange vegetables, and alternative ways to decrease food waste. I’ve improved my knife skills in the kitchen, realized the importance of having a purpose, […]

It’s the most perilous circus act of all time: An overweight wacko is trying to keep his balance by waddling on a high wire. That’s Donald Trump doing battle with the abortion issue. What a spectacle it continues to be. At last count, he has taken four or five or six different positions. This is […]

So, you guys like beer? I don’t, but my disliking it is not what this column is about. Well, it kinda is. But it’s mostly about beer! That beautiful golden drink with the thick snowy top to it. Beautiful! Oh the smell of beer, it’s just great. I’ve always loved the smell, but ugh, the […]

  After several years of unrelievedly negative news coverage, the University of Maine System finally has something to celebrate: a solid 5% increase in enrollment system-wide, with some of the seven campuses showing a real turnaround after years of slow decline. It would be premature to say Maine’s public universities are on the mend, but […]

One of my favorite books is “1,000 Books to Read Before You Die,” compiled by James Mustich. A recent review of that book prompted me to read “Andersonville,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by MacKinlay Kantor. If you’re looking for a light beach read, you’d better pass on “Andersonville.” It’s a horrific story about a sad […]