Have you seen a recent Budweiser commercial in which Eberhard Anheuser meets Augustus Busch and they start a beer company in St. Louis? In fact, Busch was Anheuser’s son-in-law and would eventually take over Anheuser’s brewery. The commercial implies they spoke English to one another, but they almost certainly spoke German, using their native language […]

Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Nestle Waters North America for their generous donation of 15 cases of Poland Spring bottled water to Southern Maine Health Care’s (SMHC) 23rd Annual Auxiliary Golf Tournament.  Our golfers and volunteers enjoyed the refreshing water and Nestle Waters’ donation contributed to our wonderfully successful event.  The […]

In a move that will further militarize police departments across the country while decreasing accountability, the President issued an executive order that strips away limits on weapons of war that the Defense Department can hand over to state and local police forces. The President’s order expands an existing Pentagon program that authorizes the transfer of […]

Late in the afternoon of Dec. 25, 1991, Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev resigned, declared his office closed, and handed over the keys to Russia’s nuclear deterrent to President Boris Yeltsin. The next day, the red flag of the USSR came down and the white, blue and red flag flew over Moscow’s Kremlin and the Russian […]

Editor, Russian trolls just spent at least $100,000 on political ads on Facebook during the 2016 election. This is a serious, serious issue and just the tip of the iceberg.  It is imperative that we close all campaign finance loopholes that give foreign governments and agents the opportunity to use shell corporations and political groups […]

I recently had the privilege of sharing two meals with Marlon “Big Dog” Brown and hearing him tell his life story and describe his work in Memphis, Tennessee. At 6 feet 4 inches and 275 pounds, the former star basketball player is aptly named. Brown works as the construction director for SOS—Service Over Self—a Memphis […]

Severe storms and floods account for most disasters in Maine, but there are some unexpected hazards that we face in the state as well.  The threat of tropical storms and hurricanes impacting Maine may not be as great as southern New England States but they can and do still happen in here.  Fortunately, Maine sits […]

Editor, The Saco Fire Department recognizes Poland Spring for its ongoing commitment to provide donations of drinking water to public safety organizations across the state and especially here in York County. The generosity of Poland Spring helps to ensure the members of local response agencies, like the Saco Fire Department, are able to keep hydrated […]

At a recent press conference at the U.S. Capitol, Marta Conner told reporters, “My daughter Caroline is alive because of Medicaid.” Caroline suffers from Rett Syndrome, a rare, debilitating neurodevelopmental disease that prevents her from using her hands, talking, and walking. Marta says that Caroline has roughly 90 seizures a year and relies on 10 […]

Churches are havens and shelters for needy humans. They contain no perfect specimens. Nevertheless, they are held to high standards and are embarrassed when their building doors are locked during a local crisis. Yet their mission goes on, and we would be most miserable without strong churches. For example, as reported in the Philadelphia Inquirer, a […]