The public television series on the Vietnam War reveals lessons the U.S. failed to learn as it was engulfed by the struggle. Whatever its intent, the series suggests parallels with the current North Korea crisis. A viewer comes away from the programs with impressions about what works and where to be careful. President Kennedy and […]

One more time won’t hurt, I thought. And it didn’t. At least for a little while. Honestly, if there had been seats at the venue, like there are in an arena or theater, buying the concert tickets would have been an easy choice. There are only a few things more pleasing to me than sitting […]

One of the pieces of legislation that generated much attention in the media and elsewhere, at the end of this past session, was LD 1170, “An Act To Reduce Youth Access to Tobacco Products”, which raised the age in which individuals can purchase tobacco products in the State of Maine to 21. The bill only […]

On June 29, a coalition of 10 Republican states led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent a letter to the Trump administration regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Created by President Obama in 2012 through executive order, it gave limited legal status to over 750,000 undocumented immigrants and the opportunity to pursue […]

Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained.” —Sir Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, June 19, 1815 The Battle of Waterloo—a series of bloody encounters between French, Anglo-Dutch, and Prussian armies fought over four days—culminated with Napoleon’s final defeat on June 18, 1815. It was a major historical event, and yet […]

Editor, The good news is Anita Bergeron will retire at the end of August.  The bad  news is Anita Bergeron will retire at the end of August. For Anita this is a well-deserved opportunity to slow down, shift gears, and spend precious  time doing the many things she loves to do, and to find the new […]

Everyone knows that relationships matter. But few of us pause to ponder exactly which relationships matter. Recently, I came across a study by the well-regarded Search Institute, a Minnesota research group whose early work identified a range of protective factors for young people—developmental assets—and has morphed in recent years to studying how to create resilient young people […]

In March 1975, the United States fled from a protracted war in Vietnam, a war that claimed more than 58,000 Americans, and close to two million Vietnamese soldiers and civilians. The U.S. also left behind a behind a devastated landscape, riddled with millions of hard-to-locate landmines and unexploded ordnances; and a once fertile land now […]

Editor, The Arundel Historical Society would like to take this opportunity to thank the people who made our 5th Annual Heritage Day a success. We appreciate and thank  the following business sponsors and contributors: Arundel Ford, Arundel Market, Bentley’s Saloon, Simone Boissonneault, Jen Burrows, Champoin Auto Body, Champion Auto Sales, Inc.,Coca-Cola,Inc. Douston Construction, Inc., Fraternal […]

The Bahdziewicz clan trooped into the Mule Barn for lunch the other day, happily and noisily as only eight Americans totally in love with spring can do. The patriarch of the clan, Abraham Lincoln Bahdziewicz, led the way to a large round table and seated his wife, Sally, before pointing to which chairs the kids […]