If you live in Scarborough, you are about to witness another Town-School Board budget process that will not be reminiscent of any scene from Bedford Falls in “It’s A Wonderful Life.” For cash-poor/land-rich seniors, or for Joe and Jane who scraped up their last nickels to put together money for a down payment on a […]

Through the years, my penmanship has deteriorated. I have to “write” in the morning before my gnarled-up fingers begin to ache, but we can say good bye to penmanship – not just because of gnarled-up fingers and arthritis. Penmanship – or cursive writing – is almost history. Remember the hours spent practicing those curving lines, […]

This week’s column from Maine Sen. Susan Collins appeals to all of us who have retired and begun a new career in our home, our workshop or even at a new site. I wanted share what she wrote, which was called “Encore Entrepreneurs”: Small businesses are truly the backbone of our nation’s economy, creating jobs […]

I have written several times in the past about the irresponsible spending in South Portland. While there can be some weak arguments made to support the current level of spending, there should be no debate about raising excessive taxes from budgeting errors. The resulting accumulation of surpluses and assets – well in excess of South […]