I have often heard from folks over 40 years of age that young people in their twenties just don’t have the work ethic that we have ”“ that the whole generation is lazy. Their parents have coddled them too much, given them too much and didn’t require that they work for it. Some of that […]

I am writing this letter as a concerned citizen. I have lived in Kennebunk for 15 years. It is an amazing place to live and raise a family. My kids have attended beautiful schools up until the time my oldest entered high school. On the outside, the school looks nice and our grounds are well […]

There are less than 80 weeks left until Election Day 2016. Political analysts are asking themselves whether or not Hillary Clinton can win another White House term for Democrats. They ask because holding the White House longer than eight years has happened only once since 1950, when George H.W. Bush won in 1988 after Ronald […]

My plane is leaving in 20 minutes, and I’m still on the freeway, 20 miles outside of town. Even if there’s no traffic, even if I get off at the right exit, even if I make every light, I will still have to return the rental car, check my luggage, get through security and then […]

Wyoming’s Yellowstone National Park is a pristine display of natural beauty. Starting this year, however, the Environmental Protection Agency will give it a new designation: “Out of Compliance.” The EPA recently proposed new regulations that would dramatically lower ozone emission standards. Under the new standards, as many as 100 state and national parks would fail […]

Three out of five eighth-graders tested in a nationwide survey did not know that the 1803 Marbury v. Madison case established the Supreme Court’s power to decide whether a federal law is constitutional. Half of them could not attribute the phrase “We hold these truths to be self-evident” to the Declaration of Independence. Fewer than […]

Last week the Saco City Council responded to efforts by the Saco Citizens for Sensible Government to allow citizens the opportunity to openly communicate with the City Council during a public comment section on the agenda. Congratulations to our Mayor Don Pilon and Council members Bette Brunswick, David Precourt, Kevin Roche and Nathan Johnson. Shame […]