On behalf of the Saint James School PFTA, we would like to say thank you to all of the runners, walkers, volunteers, and sponsors that made our Saint James School Trot for Catholic Education a success.  We had over 100 people registered for this year’s 5K and 39 children registered for the Kid’s Fun Run.   […]

The great 20th century novelist Chaim Potok wrote, in his novel, My Name Is Asher Lev, “You have a gift, Asher Lev. You have a responsibility.” My Mom had a gift of 89 years, 89 years to live her life; 89 years to meet her goals; 89 years. This gift of time, for Mom, for all […]

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The Providence Journal (R.I.) Oct. 7, 2016 Why did a small majority of Colombians vote “no” last weekend to a plan for peace? They concluded it would be nothing more than a faux peace. For some time, the general consensus had been that voters in a referendum would strongly approve the Colombian government’s deal to […]

Believe it or not, this election season may actually be on the brink of ending – though that’s certainly a somewhat optimistic prediction. Regardless, this is an election that demands something different going forward. Most of us, it’s probably fair to say, are voting against rather than for someone – even voting against two someones. […]

Not just on Veterans Day, but every day Americans should be proud to place their right hands over their hearts, then salute all veterans of many years who have risked their own lives to keep America safe. Our servicemenhave fought many battles to allow Americans to live in the land of the brave and the […]

I am writing in support of Martin Grohman for re-election to represent Biddeford’s House District 12 in the Maine House of Representatives. Over the course of the last two years, Marty has been a strong supporter of our York County delegation, joining us multiple times for events, meetings and calls as we work in a […]

A pastor friend of mine, not trying to be irreverent or sacrilegious, once shared with me his own faint analogy of eternal hell—waking up every day and discovering yet again that it was moving day. I know that some will quickly suggest the reality far outstrips this weak analogy. Nevertheless, I do understand the picture—I […]

At Earth Friendly Products, our passion is making cleaning products that are environmentally friendly, safer for people and pets, and affordable for everyone. We make our plant-powered cleaners at sustainable facilities in California, Illinois, New Jersey and Washington using 100 percent renewable energy while creating green jobs and paying our employees a living wage. For […]

FBI Director James Comey knew exactly what was going to happen. He was already a controversial figure in the presidential campaign. His statement this summer, that Hillary Clinton had been “extremely careless” in handling her government email accounts, has been repeated endlessly in Donald Trump ads. And now he’s done it again. He wrote a […]