Voters flock to the polls when they are anxious about the future, not when they are confident.
June 2022
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Abortion is not just a women’s issue
I was inspired to write this letter after reading two separate articles on the Press Herald website: “Maine prepares for increase in out-of-state abortion seekers” (June 26) and an older piece “What abortion rights mean to me.” (May 15) I, like millions of other Americans, am saddened by the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down […]
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: I’d rather be woke than asleep
How should we respond to people who believe God wants them to vilify innocent people? With love.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Letters: Maine shouldn’t become an abortion destination; Thank you, veterans
Maine shouldn’t become an abortion destination I think Maine wanting to go from Vacationland and The Way Life Should Be to becoming an abortion destination is gruesome. Here is something else to think about. There were over 63 million abortions in the U.S. since the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision. And we thought 1 million […]
Posted inKennebunk Post, Southern Maine Weeklies
Meet Kennebunk’s Deputy Police Chief, Eric O’Brien
O’Brien, who grew up in Wells, worked his way up through the ranks and was appointed as the department’s second in command this spring.
Posted inTimes Record
Intertidal: A fascinating organism, eelgrass is vital to the Midcoast
The ocean holds a lot of records in the natural world. Given its immense scale and the variation in its habitats, there is plenty of room for creatures and living things of all shapes and sizes. The biggest animal on earth, the blue whale, which can weigh up to 400,000 pounds, reaches almost 100 feet […]
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Andrea Roth Kimmick joins Kennebunk Beach Realty
NEW HIRES Andrea Roth Kimmick joined Kennebunk Beach Realty as an associate broker. Northeast Bank has hired Courtney Luce as banking center manager in Augusta. Luce brings retail banking experience to her role. The Maine Association of Broadcasters has hired veteran broadcaster Tim Moore as its new president/chief executive officer. Moore was previously a vice […]
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Letter to the editor: DA should do more for violence victims
The Cumberland County District Attorney’s Office needs to do more to protect future victims of domestic violence. Reading the article about the tragic passing of Nicole Mokeme had me very confused when I learned about murder suspect Ray Lester’s criminal history. This is a man who had been arrested and charged with domestic violence assault […]
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Southern Maine Weeklies
Biddeford City Theater presents ‘The Rocky Horror Show’
City Theater in Biddeford closes it’s 2021-22 season with the cult classic “The Rocky Horror Show” running July 22 through Aug. 7. The book, music and lyrics are by Richard O’Brien. The 1973 musical that became a movie and started nonstop cultural phenomenon. “The Rocky Horror Show” is a deliberately kitschy rock ‘n’ roll sci-fi […]
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Letter to the editor: Sen. Collins owes women an apology
Her refusal to accept any responsibility for allowing herself to be misled by high court candidates is childish and a disservice to the people of Maine.