The highway is no place to be as the declaration of a pandemic casts a snowbird sojourn in a scary light.
March 2020
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Don’t forget Maine food service workers when crisis ends
It’s important to shut down restaurants and bars to slow the growth of COVID-19, but it comes with a cost.
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Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Marcel Delorge
Marcel Robert Delorge, age 86, died in Burlington, Massachusetts, on Thursday, March 5, 2020, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Marcel was born July 6, 1933, the only son of the late Alexandre and Lina Delorge. Marcel resided in Saco, Maine and Dunedin, Florida, and most recently split his time with his sons […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Ken Frederic: Keeping calm in crisis
One of the few things older than I am is this bit of advice from wartime Britain in 1939. Another old maxim is that “Good judgment comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgment.” Both are good principles for dealing with the hysteria over COVID-19 and we all should take a pause from reading […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Saving for retirement without the promise of Social Security
For years, millions of Americans have planned for retirement with the promise of Social Security. But it’s well known that the program’s long-term funding and sustainability are in jeopardy, and many could soon face the reality of a retirement without this financial safety net. In 2020, Social Security will pay out more in benefits than […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: City should set up fund for firms hit hard by virus
A large part of Portland’s business community runs on a “gig” economy. Bars, restaurants and entertainment venues represent a substantial portion of the business done in Portland. With voluntary and mandatory closures of businesses underway, employees in this economy face an existential economic threat from the coronavirus, since they cannot work from home via computer. […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Crisis exposes major failing in U.S. health care system
If this COVID-19 health crisis hasn’t awakened us to the major failings of the U.S. health care system, I don’t know what will. While we can blame President Trump or the government for some of the lack of preparedness, a lot of blame has to fall on a broken system in which way too many […]
Posted inForecaster Opinion
Letter: Falmouth Council lacks ethics by voting for land trust funds
Councilor Tommy Johnson may have breached ethical standards Monday night by voting in favor of giving $200,000 of taxpayer money to the Falmouth Land Trust to conserve a 52-acre parcel at the corner of Johnson Road and Route 1. The street he lives on has access to the abutting parcel, a neighborhood asset that will […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Intertidal: An eel’s life
The word eel conjures up slimy, slithery images for most – not something delicious to eat. But, in places outside the United States, eel is a delicacy. It’s one of those rare resources that we have here, but don’t often enjoy locally. This is a hot topic since the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) […]
Posted inBicentennial, Local & State, News, Uncategorized
On this date in Maine history: March 19
March 19, 1897: The Maine Legislature passes a law that requires hunting guides to register with the state. The first person to sign up is Cornelia “Fly Rod” Crosby (1854-1946), a woman whose promotional activities and nationally circulated hunting and fishing stories of the Rangeley Lake area attracted thousands of visitors to the Maine woods. Crosby, […]
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