It has been heartening to see policymakers coming together to support Maine’s child care workforce, which is so critical to other workforces – including mine here at the Scarborough Police Department, other emergency responders and nearly all employment sectors across Maine. These workers are the heart and soul of high-quality child care programs. As highlighted […]

Eighty years ago, German and Japanese armies invaded and largely destroyed France, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, China, Korea and the Philippines. The U.S. sent millions of men and women to fight off these invaders. At home, we sacrificed by rationing gasoline, meat, sugar, etc. Now we face an even deadlier menace with climate change having one […]

For thousands of years, our Stroudwater River supported annual sea fish runs. Sadly, the ecology of the river was destroyed by a dam in the 1840s. This dam has since blocked the passage of fish such as alewives and possibly rainbow smelt, shad, blueback herring and others. All of Maine’s rivers are publicly owned! We […]

I appreciated Warner Price’s letter to the editor, “The dark side of daylight saving time” (April 1, Page A6), describing the real effects on people’s lives. I was 14 in 1973-1974. I had to walk to my bus stop in the dark, crossing a busy road to reach it. Other students, closer to the schools, […]

Juxtaposed, below the fold, are two photos on Page C1 April 3 (Indoor Track Athlete of the Year): Girls playing by the rules – masks worn correctly. Boys merely going through the motions – noses and mouths exposed. Systemic sexism going unchecked. Just saying. Vicki Friedman Portland

Next year’s high school sports are in jeopardy if the Maine Principals Association has their way. Their current contract offerings for sports officials has failed to keep pace with inflation and the cost of living and will have a negative impact on recruiting new officials and keeping the ones we have. Because Maine has an […]

Don’t give Vladimir Putin so much credit. I say this because a lot of smart people have spent a lot of ink trying to find insight into Putin’s motivations to invade Ukraine. Is it a desire to have Soviet-style hegemony over Europe? Or is it Pan-Slavism? Has Putin deluded himself into believing he’s some mythical […]

It is now the custom for Maine real estate brokers to customize template purchase and sale agreements to include, among many changes, leaseback provisions. Attorney involvement in these transactions is as rare as a unicorn sighting. Where else in our society can unlicensed laymen provide legal counsel regarding the transfer of million-dollar assets? Why do […]