One year ago, on a sunny May spring Sunday, the four-way intersection of Libby Avenue and Main Street/Route 25 in Gorham was the scene of a multiple vehicle crash. A few years earlier, this same intersection witnessed a violent crash involving a loaded gravel dump truck with a truck that carries large portable steel Dumpsters, […]
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LETTERS: We are not who they say we are
On Friday, May 2, 39 Westbrook High School students gathered together as a group to engage one another in conversations on difficult and painful issues affecting the climate and culture of our school. Nicole Manganelli from the Unity Project led our students through a series of discussions and activities to help us experience first hand […]
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GREETINGS FROM ZIP CODE 04074: Broaden the support network
One of our local high schools has discovered (gasp!) kids drink alcohol! And this was despite the students signing athletic contracts in which they promised they wouldn’t drink alcohol! And some of the kids had done it before! And some of the parents involved made apologies for little Chloe or Biff on the prior occasions! […]
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GREETINGS FROM ZIP CODE 04074: Broaden the support network
One of our local high schools has discovered (gasp!) kids drink alcohol! And this was despite the students signing athletic contracts in which they promised they wouldn’t drink alcohol! And some of the kids had done it before! And some of the parents involved made apologies for little Chloe or Biff on the prior occasions! […]
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POLITICS & OTHER MISTAKES: Dirty words
A lot of people think state government is an arbitrary and capricious entity, more inclined to promote chaos than the public good. Seems like a fair assessment to me. They claim bureaucrats routinely ignore serious problems while intruding in matters best left to individual judgments. They’ve got a case. Just check out the rules for […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE: Relics of the way we were
There’s a mile stretch of road on the way to our camp that makes me feel nostalgic every time I drive it. I know when to expect the special stretch because there’s a steep dip in the road just before it begins, and there are signs advising you to reduce your speed to 30 mph, […]
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ON THE RIGHT LANE: A Constitution of convenience
“We the people tell the government what to do, it doesn’t tell us.” President Ronald Reagan, Farewell Address. As many already know, I am a fiscal conservative who believes government should be as or even more careful than my wife and I on how our money is being spent. There comes a time when we […]
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GREETINGS FROM ZIP CODE 04074: Gov. Joey One Note
There used to be a lady in Scarborough nicknamed Crazy Aunt Bibi. She had a lot of causes, and a lot of friends, but sometimes when she got on one of her crusades, she could be like a little dog on a terrycloth bathrobe. Grrrrrrr! Wouldn’t let go. One of her topics was jaywalkers. I […]
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GREETINGS FROM ZIP CODE 04074: Gov. Joey One Note
There used to be a lady in Scarborough nicknamed Crazy Aunt Bibi. She had a lot of causes, and a lot of friends, but sometimes when she got on one of her crusades, she could be like a little dog on a terrycloth bathrobe. Grrrrrrr! Wouldn’t let go. One of her topics was jaywalkers. I […]
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GUEST COLUMN: Canada heading for tar-sands catastophe
The Canadian Consulate’s letter dated April 23, 2014, repeats the same message it has to the states and municipalities along Portland-Montreal Pipeline’s (PMPL’s) route: that it is the sole arbiter of fact and myth regarding pipeline safety and the environmental impact of tar sands extraction and the controversial business plan to reverse the pipeline. Although […]