The sad reality is not many people could survive drinking water straight from a river. What is that doing for people with wells? The water I use to make my morning coffee is straight from the ground, and I shouldn’t have to have public water because the natural water is too polluted for me to […]

My daughter, Sharri MacDonald, is the state representative for Old Orchard Beach, and she is running for re-election. I have never written a letter to the editor in my lifetime as a resident of Old Orchard Beach, but this year, at this time, I am writing to my fellow residents and friends. As owners of […]

I am drawn to write a letter to the editor by the front page article in the Sept. 20 edition of this newspaper. According to the article, the mayor of Saco feels that there is a problem with the city administrator’s new contract. Your reporter referred to an earlier letter to the editor by Councilor […]

I am voting (again) for Justin Chenette. I want to keep him as our state representative, and here is a reason why: Justin has been a leader in getting money out of politics. His very first floor speech, in the House of Representatives, called out both sides of the aisle for playing the money game, […]

The Arundel Historical Society hosted its second annual Heritage Day on Sept. 20, and it was well-attended and enjoyed by all who participated. We would like to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors and contributors who helped us present this event, because we could not have done this without their financial and material support. […]

Excerpts from recent editorials in the U.S. and abroad: The Providence (R.I.) Journal, Sept. 12: It’s now more than two years since four Americans, including our ambassador to Libya, were killed in a terrorist attack in Benghazi. Yet there are still troubling questions and uncertainties surrounding the event. The Obama administration’s reaction after the event […]

The Florida State University football team won its 19th game in a row on Saturday night, as the Seminoles rallied back to beat Clemson in overtime. More impressive for the No. 1 ranked Seminoles is that they won without starting quarterback Jameis Winston, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner. What’s not impressive is why Winston didn’t […]

Fifty years ago, the New York Yankees represented the American League in baseball’s World Series for the 14th time in 16 autumns. Their opponents, the St. Louis Cardinals, were National League champions for the first time since 1946, when the opposition’s top player was Ted Williams. The Bronx Bombers’ first-year skipper, Yogi Berra, had somehow […]

When Steve was hosting a show on NPR this week, several callers questioned whether the United States should be sending 3,000 troops and $500 million to help control the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa. It’s true that Washington is 4,669 miles from Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, where the epidemic is centered. […]