As Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program strives to advance our mission of making nutritious food more readily accessible to all members of our community, working together is key. This month, a collaboration between MCHPP’s soup kitchen and numerous partner organizations is set to provide increased access to free meals for members of the greater Brunswick […]

In an old movie, two tribes are fighting brutally on a battlefield in what may be Afghanistan. Suddenly, a single line of religious monks crosses the field. The fighting abruptly halts. All watch in silence and respect as the holy men pass, and then the battle resumes. The same thing may be happening now in […]

Piglet! My Irish surname means piglet! Like millions of Americans, I’ve been poking into my heritage using ancestry sites, such as FamilySearch.com. That’s how I learned that “Purcell” is an occupational name of Norman origin for “swineherd.” My name derives from the Norman-French word “pourcel,” which comes from the Latin word “porus,” which means piglet! […]

Al Pacino, in the film version of Glengarry Glen Ross, sat in a bar and said, “Our life is looking forward or looking back. That’s it. Where is the moment?“ Good philosophical advice. We can’t alter the past and we can’t see the future, so we should maximize the present moment. Live in it. Draw satisfaction […]

The Biden campaign is floundering — directionless, unable to formulate a coherent second term vision and battered by a series of national polls that place his public standing at historic low levels for an incumbent president seeking re-election. Bidenomics, the president’s economic policy once heavily touted as the centerpiece of his administration, was a monumental […]

THE CONVERSATION — With 13 Oscars nominations and seven wins — including best picture — “Oppenheimer” was the star of the 96th Academy Awards. Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster, which told the story of the making of the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, added to its awards season haul that includes five Golden Globes and seven BAFTA […]

THE CONVERSATION — In the weeks since the Alabama Supreme Court held that embryos are “unborn children” under one state law, most attention has been focused on in vitro fertilization – whether the decision imperils parents’ attempts to create a family. On March 6, 2024, Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation to shield IVF providers from legal […]

In medieval times, kings had court jesters who could give them serious warnings or advice, candy-coated with humor. America may now have its own court jester: Jon Stewart on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show.” Perhaps he’s worth our attention, even when it concerns a subject as difficult as the Gaza War. Israel exists in a […]