Last weekend I had dinner at an oyster bar in Burlington, Massachusetts. As we walked across the parking lot, we could see a crowd of people down the street. When we were seated, I asked our server what was going on. “Oh, it’s probably a protest,” she told me. “There’s an ICE office just down […]
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Here’s Something: Remembering Pilgrim pride, part II
As we gather with family and friends this week giving thanks to God for the abundance we enjoy, Thanksgiving is also a chance to remember the foundations of American civilization. The Pilgrims, who have taken on mythic proportions almost four centuries after landing in Plymouth, came to the New World from England to find religious […]
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Over Easy: Impermanence by the numbers
Is anyone else smitten with the sense of awe at the sheer changes in our lives caused by the speed of technology? What once was so new we now take for granted. An appropriate example would be the ubiquitous cellphone; how could it have appeared so suddenly in our lives without me knowing it was […]
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Letter: Falmouth’s spray program had unintended consequences
Falmouth wants to regulate pesticide use when their expanded browntail spray program devastated the population of good-guy insectivores. One hundred percent of damselflies – bright little dragonfly-like creatures that used to float around our woods – are gone, regular dragonfly varieties are down by 80%. Our field used to be noisy with them. Amphibians, wood […]
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The Universal Notebook: Impeachment, past and present
Yes, yes, I know I promised not to write about our sorry excuse for a president until he is removed from office, but I look at this as a column about impeachment, not about he who must be impeached. The country is pretty evenly split on impeachment with a slight majority (51%) favoring an inquiry […]
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Here’s Something: Remembering Pilgrim pride, part I
They say those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it. That’s true now more than ever as we live through the Age of Trump and remember the Thanksgiving story. Ever since President Trump was elected in 2016, we’ve seen bumper stickers with messages such as “Resist” and “Not My President.” We’re also seeing […]
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Life Unwound: Getting up from getting down on ourselves
On a crisp fall afternoon with a cloudless sky and crunchy leaves on the hard ground, I sat at my desk. This kind of weather has grown-ups stomping like kids on wooded paths making crinkly sounds through the foliage piles. Staying inside on a day like this is a recipe for depression, for feeling de-pressed, […]
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Superintendent’s Notebook: Developing a ‘vertical’ district-wide content vision for curriculum
We’re working to realize the Achievement goal in our Portland Promise by strengthening core instruction through a quality curriculum, strong teacher leadership and sustained professional learning. One way we’re doing that is by going “vertical” when it comes to our curriculum. This is the third of four monthly columns I’m dedicating to discussing four new […]
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Letter: Bullock most qualified of Democratic hopefuls
Edgar Beem needs to do some homework. He listed (Nov. 13) all the Democratic presidential hopefuls that he thinks should leave the race, including Steve “Bullard.” It’s actually Steve Bullock, the governor of Montana, the only governor in the race. Someone who was elected twice in a “Trump” state. Someone who was able to get […]
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The Universal Notebook: Too many Democrats
Even though 10 wannabees have dropped out of the Democratic presidential primary, we still have 17 candidates vying for the nomination and quite a few anxious Democrats wishing someone else would enter the race. Beto O’Rourke bowed out last week and it’s time at least 10 of the hopeless hopefuls did the same. Wayne Messam, […]