Sanford Downtown Legacy announces the winners of the Summah Daze Antique & Classic Auto Show. Award plaques were presented for the following categories: Teens-1930s: Donnie Reed (Ford Coupe); 1940s: Dick and Pris Nadeau (1946 Chevy Cabrolet); 1950s: Del Lank (1958 Plymouth); 1960s: Ken Hall (1969 Chevy Nova SS); 1970s: Morty Drown (1970 Camaro); People’s Choice: […]

Partisan antagonism rules the capital, drowning out most attempts at constructive compromise. But on at least one issue, reasonable lawmakers from both parties strongly agree: reforming the criminal justice system to reduce the prison population and enable former inmates to become more productive members of society. This growing consensus is both surprising and heartening, especially […]

The City of Biddeford was booming 30 years ago. We had a thriving economy, good schools, low taxes and people who wanted to move here. The only thing that has not changed in 30 years are Biddeford politicians, who have driven this city into the ground. Here are some examples: The people did not want […]

The death of Robin Williams is a shock that resonates with us all. The realization that someone who made us all laugh was suffering from a major depressive disorder is confusing for many of us. National Alliance on Mental Illness Maine has been encouraged that so many of Maine’s newspapers, radio and television outlets have […]

Thumbs up to the many people who have taken the ice bucket challenge ”“ or not ”“ to raise money and awareness for the ALS Association, which supports people with and research efforts for the disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. In a very public, grand display, members of the Wells […]

An in-depth look at the state’s restitution system shows that most victims will never see their money again, while those who are supposed to pay them are not properly vetted before a plea deal is agreed upon. In a four-part series printed in the Journal Tribune last week, the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting […]

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: Tampa (Florida) Tribune on flogging corporate deserters: President Obama wants to lash “corporate deserters” ”“ companies that move overseas to avoid U.S. taxes ”“ with penalties and additional regulations. It is another case of the president trying to pit Americans against one another […]

The 2014 election campaign has boiled down to a single issue: whether the extreme conservative policies associated with the tea party movement will be rejected or prevail. That means issues ranging from tax reform to health care to foreign policy may seem to matter, but they really don’t. In 2012, the Republicans lost some seats […]

The annual crow season, which has gone on for decades, opened in the State of Maine on Aug. 1 and lasts until Sept. 20. There is no daily bag limit on crows. Are there too many crows in Maine? Nobody knows, as Maine does not keep statistics on the number of crows killed each year. […]

When I first landed a job in journalism ”“ writing for sports, this was ”“ I bought one of those handheld digital recorders, thinking I’d be able to quote people more accurately if I could just replay the entire interview and transcribe the interesting bits. I used it for about eight months; it’s now collecting […]