For more than 80 years, reading in print has been as natural for me as breathing. Someone writing about one of my books ”“ not e-books ”“ described me as a “voracious reader.” That’s why I’ve been skeptical about the growing number of online courses that students are taking and the diverse digital reading they […]

Falmouth manager Matt Rogers said he didn’t know what to expect from his team before the 11- and 12-year-old Little League baseball state tournament that took place at Hill Street Field in Biddeford got started two weeks ago. Rogers said he was told his team and Saco were the teams to beat, but he didn’t […]

Since 2002, the Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Wells Water District has been supplying fluoridated water to these towns as well as to Arundel, Ogunquit and parts of Biddeford and York. It is in our community’s best interest to de-fluoridate the water supply, as it poses serious health risks to everyone exposed, such as fetal brain damage, […]

I am extremely disappointed that the chemical industry seems to possess free reign in the manufacturing world. I recently learned that there are 80,000 chemicals in modern-day products, and only about 2 percent of those have been tested for their human health effects. And those that have been tested are receiving little attention. I’m sure […]

Is it too soon to predict who will be the next president of the United States? Without officially declaring her intention to run again, Hillary Clinton has cornered Democratic frontrunner status. Given the weak and crowded Republican field, that makes her the presumptive next occupant of a prestigious office lacking ”“ as comedian Jon Stewart […]

Conservatives are quick to embrace religious figures who agree with them on issues like abortion, same-sex marriage, and the right of business owners to deny contraception coverage to their employees. “God is a Republican” might as well be their slogan, and church attendance is one of the best indicators of partisan loyalty. In 2012, 58 […]

Thumbs down to the false report of an attempted child abduction, which was given to police by two 10-year-old Sanford girls last week. The girls told police that a black man in a black van had tried to grab them while they were walking in the area of High and Bates streets, which prompted police […]

While family farming is often spoken of with the nostalgia for a time gone by in this country, that’s actually not the case here in Maine. According to the U.S. Census, the number of farms in Maine increased between 2002 and 2012 by nearly 1,000, bringing the grand total statewide to approximately 8,200, Maine Department […]

We had always brought our kids down to Old Orchard Beach every summer, years ago. We had great time there and good memories. We have not been there for about 20 years, as our kids are all grown up and married. My wife had been battling breast cancer since December and just finished her last […]