One week to the day that nine worshipers were shot to death, members of the Charleston AME church met in the same room where the massacre took place to hold Bible study. Their study topic was “The Power of Love.” The terrorist likely thought he’d set an example. He planned his crime with publicity in […]

(Lebanon) Valley News (N.H), June 24: The baby bust may finally be over. Preliminary figures indicate that births rose in the United States in 2014 for the first time in seven long years. Only time will tell whether this heralds a new baby boom or only a baby bubble, but it is good news in […]

The Legislature has had a busy session ”“ and we’re still at it today. Last week we were able to wrap up much of our work, running late into the night to get as much done as possible. Due to the nature of divided government, many bills this session have passed in the Republican-controlled Senate, […]

Saco group thanks members of council Congratulations to those members of the Saco City Council who opened up the process for the citizens of Saco to be heard at public meetings. Once somber council chambers are now experiencing meaningful public comment on matters before the council. This is a notable beginning of what seemingly was […]

I first visited Seaworld in San Diego, California in the early 1980s, long before there was any controversy about keeping killer whales or orcas in captivity. I had visited the New England Aquarium in Boston, Massachusetts on several school trips as a child. I was expecting the same kind of thoughtful scientific presentation of marine […]

The governor is certainly very good at making the headlines and lobbing criticism at everyone else. But, to really understand what’s going on in Augusta, it’s worthwhile to read beyond the headlines. While Gov. LePage is busy holding press conferences with Christmas trees and squeaking plastic pigs, lawmakers have been busy working and delivering results […]

What do these have in common? The congressional consideration of new trade negotiating authority for the president. The development of the Maine biennial budget. The National Security Agency collection of data on Americans’ communications. Answer: They were all conducted in secret. In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln spoke of “government of the people, by the people […]

The Second Congregational Church in Biddeford ”“ the big white Christian congregational church on Crescent Street ”“ faces an uncertain future. Church attendance is in decline across the country, which is a concern among congregations in communities statewide, and Second Congregational is no exception. Church leaders report that Sunday worship attendance has dwindled to about […]

Has any murdering terrorist ever failed more dramatically than Dylann Storm Roof? Like any punk with a gun, he managed to slaughter nine blameless African-American Christians at a historic church in Charleston, South Carolina. Intending to start a race war, he succeeded only in shocking the moral conscience of the state and nation. Racist atrocities […]

Kudos to Sen. King Senator King has done a great service to all Mainers with his video describing how early detection of his two cancers, most recently prostate cancer, has helped him seek treatment when it is most effective. Maine unfortunately has an above average prostate cancer rate, with approximately 1,400 men being diagnosed every […]