As active and retired educators/ educational service providers, we have held our students to a code of conduct we believe is fair and just. 1. Treat others as you would like to be treated; 2. Admit your mistake and apologize when you are wrong; 3. Speak with respect to everyone, even those with whom you […]
Journal Tribune Opinion
Thank you for helping Clifford Park
I am writing to acknowledge the work and dedication of our community (and people outside the City of Biddeford too) in keeping Clifford Park clean and in promoting positive recreational activities this past spring and summer. The park’s 140 acres, bequeathed to the city in the 19th century by the Clifford heirs, are a boon […]
Chabot for probate judge
I am pleased to write a letter of support for Bryan Chabot, who is running for Judge of Probate in York County. Bryan is a lifelong resident of York County. He went to USM and the University of Maine School of Law. He is an outstanding leader who has committed his career to helping others. […]
Columnist Wanted
The Journal Tribune is looking for a conservative columnist based in York County to write a weekly opinion column for the Opinion page. Candidates should have strong writing and research skills, and must be able to back up their opinions with factual information. Ideal candidates will have prior writing experience for a daily or weekly […]
Witness and forgetting in the Middle East
There’s a “memoricide” happening in the Middle East, as the presence of Christians there diminishes to the point of potential extinction. Reading a report of a forum sponsored by the Knights of Columbus about that topic, I was encouraged to see the mention of memoricide did not come from the report’s sponsor, but from Elizabeth […]
Big data doesn’t apply to man’s best friend
As I write, the love of my life is off to the state penitentiary. I expect her back at the farm in late afternoon. She’s a volunteer with Paws in Prison, an organization that matches homeless dogs with inmate trainers. After 12 weeks of living and working with prisoners, dogs “graduate” and are put up […]
Editorial Roundup
New Britain Herald (Conn.), Aug. 8: We applaud new federal regulations for electronic cigarettes. The rules, which went into effect Monday, now require the Food and Drug Administration to approve all e-cigarette products, though manufacturers will be able to keep selling their wares for up to two years while they submit a new production application, […]
Notice on Political Letters:
• As of Monday, Sept. 26, the Journal Tribune will no longer accept letters to the editor or columns by candidates running in the Nov. 8 election. Letters by others in support of candidates running in the Nov. 8 election must be received by Tuesday, Oct. 18.