The May 26, 2022, edition of the Portland Press Herald reported that Republican candidate Heather Sprague from Cushing blamed liberal teachers for the Uvalde school shooting, saying they had brainwashed the shooter into thinking he was gay, resulting in a mentally ill person who subsequently went on a school shooting spree. When Maine Republican Party […]
June 2022
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Gender is not the same as sex
I have a different take on why the “Freedom Holidays” LGBTQ video for kindergarteners is inappropriate and that is because it is incorrect. When a baby is born, doctors assign a sex to the baby, never a gender. We don’t say, as heard in the video, “we think your child is a female or we […]
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Posted inTimes Record Opinion
David Treadwell: I support Sahrbeck’s reelection for Cumberland County DA
Ever heard of the Childhood Adverse Experience (ACE) test? I hadn’t until I had a meeting with Jonathan Sahrbeck, who’s running for reelection as the Cumberland County District Attorney. I’d met with Jonathan because he impressed me at a forum, and I’d seen several “Reelect Sahrbeck for District Attorney” signs around town. Jonathan urged me […]
Posted inFeatured Property, Real Estate, Sponsored
On the Market: Shingle-style homes in Cumberland County
All listings are two-bedroom, two-bathroom homes priced under $500,000.
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Local residents earn academic achievements, graduate
Melissa Gagnon, Casey Cyr and Payton Thorpe, all of Gorham, are all part-time students at York County Community College in Wells who made the dean’s list. Caroline Arpin, a native of Scarborough, was recently initiated into Lexington, Virginia’sLoyola University Maryland Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society. Joel Gott of Scarborough has […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Scarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Racial justice fund seeks grant applicants
The Maine Justice Foundation will hand out a second round of grants from the Racial Justice Fund. The Foundation will accept applications for grants of up to $10,000 from June 1-15. The grant guidelines and application form can be found online at https://www.grantinterface.com/sl/qxIsfa — the link will go live at 10 a.m., Wednesday, June 1. […]
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The freedom to love my trans kid as he is
Parents also have to grow and change with their children as they do the hard work of finding out who they are.
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Letters to the editor, June 3
Elect Caterina to HD 126 To the editor, We are writing in support of Jean-Marie Caterina for House District #126. Jean-Marie has lived in Scarborough for over 34 years and has admirably represented the citizens of Scarborough in a number of ways. Jean-Marie has served on the Town Council for nine years making significant contributions […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Carl Golden: It’s inflation, stupid
When the draft Supreme Court opinion overturning the constitutional right to an abortion was leaked to the media last month, it tore through Washington, D.C. with the force of a category five hurricane. The draft set off a mad scramble to pronounce the dynamic of the congressional midterm election had been irrevocably altered and the […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Build houses from banned books? A modest proposal …
Maybe we can do something productive with the energy wasted on culture war battles over what makes good literature.