Brian Petrovek is the chief operating officer and managing owner of the Portland Pirates hockey team. I would like to share this open letter to him: Hi Mr. Petrovek. You and I don’t hang out or even meet casually, so I figured this would be a good way to share some thoughts and ask you […]
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EDITORIAL: It’s hard to ‘eat local’ without local farmers
For the last few years, readers have been deluged with stories, in this newspaper and other media outlets, about children eating nutritious lunches in school, how they’re learning to grow vegetables in newly built school gardens and how they’re becoming more self-sufficient and healthier for the effort. Healthy food options, it seems, are a revelation […]
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DOWN THE ROAD A PIECE – Some stuff we just don’t buy
There was a fella back home named Harold Hooper, who had a nice place on a straight-away right there on Route 1 about a mile out of town. When he retired from the post office, he decided to come up with some clever item he could make and sell to the thousands of tourists going […]
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES – Bad at it
Who’s the worst politician in Maine? Worse than Republican Gov. Paul LePage, whose blustering and blundering have blunted most of his policy initiatives. Worse than 2010 Democratic gubernatorial nominee Libby Mitchell or 2012 Dem U.S. Senate candidate Cynthia Dill, both of whom failed to connect with voters in even the most superficial ways. Worse than […]
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EARTH SPEAKS – The fog of war
Can you hear it? It is the thundering, seething, tumult of the oppressed peoples of Syria. And it is the turmoil of the people of the United States as we and our Syrian brothers and sisters tremble in the abyss. We are in a “Fog of War,” a concept that dates back to 1837. It […]
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EARTH SPEAKS – The fog of war
Can you hear it? It is the thundering, seething, tumult of the oppressed peoples of Syria. And it is the turmoil of the people of the United States as we and our Syrian brothers and sisters tremble in the abyss. We are in a “Fog of War,” a concept that dates back to 1837. It […]
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GUEST COLUMN – Time for action on bittersweet
Oriental bittersweet, an extremely invasive vine from Asia, could become our milfoil on land, but we can prevent that by taking action now. Recently, this newspaper ran the story, “Woman Works Hard to Eliminate Invasive Plant,” which provides great background. Just as milfoil clogs and destroys lakes and streams, bittersweet strangles perennials, shrubs and trees, […]
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ON THE RIGHT LANE – Fifty shades of broke
Do you believe in bondage? No, I am not trying to spread the belief of S&M but the Maine Legislature and Governor LePage are. They just approved $150 million in bonds for this coming November election that will place your children and grandchildren into financial bondage for the next couple of decades. Bonds, no matter […]
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LETTERS: Incredible work
The Westbrook Food Pantry crew of volunteers was thrilled to see the Rev. Kelli Whitman, Sandra Grady, Karen Mayo and Lynnell Gauvin featured in your paper (Sept. 5) for their incredible work growing the vegetables for the 300 or so families who come each month to the pantry. Freshly picked, scrubbed, and packaged, the tomatoes, […]
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ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS – A cruel hit for seniors
This fall, as the new state budget went into effect, many of us were (and are) distressed that our Augusta leaders decided to drop the property tax refund and rent rebate program we called the Circuit Breaker program. This was a hit to many of our budgets, I am sure. We’ve heard from many about […]