Ten years ago this week, Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf coast, drowning New Orleans and the surrounding areas. Over 1,800 souls perished, with 1 million people displaced, millions of homes destroyed or damaged, and families torn apart and scattered. Did anyone think that today the City of New Orleans and the region would […]
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The perils of New Hampshire
Stroll through the ancient halls of the dowager hotel here and history fairly screams at you. So does the burden of history that plays a quiet, subtle role in the presidential election that is unfolding here. At one time 50 trains a day stopped here. During the 1944 international monetary conference that created the postwar […]
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Proposing legislation isn’t as simple as this freshman legislator thought
For the past 25 years I have had a passionate interest in protecting and preserving the beaches of southern Maine, especially in my hometown of Wells. This has led to my running for and serving as town selectman in Wells, becoming involved in several state task forces dealing with coastal issues – such as rewriting […]
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With all eyes on Trump, Ted Cruz rises in GOP race
Ted Cruz got a big boost in Iowa recently when the influential social conservative activist and radio host Steve Deace endorsed him. To call it a sought-after endorsement would be an understatement. Deace says prospective 2016 GOP campaigns began contacting him well before the 2012 election. (All just assumed that Mitt Romney was going to […]
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In Our Opinion
In November, Biddeford voters will once again be asked to approve funds to make improvements to City Hall, specifically the clock tower, as well as pay for needed sewer work, including federally-mandated sewer and storm water separation. Residents seem to recognize the importance of the sewer improvements and have approved bond referendums in the past […]
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Trump stresses style over substance
GOP frontrunner Donald Trump may be teaching candidates of either party a valuable lesson. Be yourself. As pundits ponder the reason for his surprising success in polling about the Republican candidates and even in contests with Democrats, the explanation may be obvious. Trump comes across as a person who expresses himself spontaneously, revealing his real […]
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Editorial Roundup
Concord Monitor (N.H.), Aug. 15: Hillary Clinton has announced an ambitious plan to make public university education available to everyone, essentially tuition-free. Her plan is laudable, but it raises serious questions. Broadly speaking, Clinton’s “New College Compact” spends $350 million over 10 years. It gives federal grants to states that are willing to put programs […]
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The legend of the World’s Greatest Sandwich
Some events are lost to history. They remain mysteries, forever shrouded by speculation and conjecture. In 1937, pilot Amelia Earhart disappeared during an attempt to circumnavigate the globe in her Lockheed Model 10 Electra; something happened over the central Pacific Ocean that was known only to Earhart, and for nearly a century, her vanishing act […]
