Good news was received in Biddeford last week, especially for those who have been working hard to garner financial support for the Lincoln Mill clock tower: Enough money has been raised to secure and move the clock tower, with a view toward its future restoration. Another clock tower, however, is in dire need of repairs, […]

After more than a year of contentious debate, could Congress be any more divided over the issue of immigration? The answer is yes. In the House, positions are hardening over what to do about the tens of thousands of families and unaccompanied young immigrants illegally crossing the southwestern border into the United States. On one […]

As regards the Biddeford Municipal Airport, City Council President John McCurry said it best: “This is our property, and we need to take care of it.” His comments were part of the council’s discussion before voting 5-4 last Tuesday to accept funding from the Federal Aviation Administration to upgrade the safety measures at the airport. […]

There are times I just shake my head regarding items that get decided at the Saco City Council meetings, and this time a letter is in order. I see there is enough money just sitting around that $26,000 can be earmarked to pay “a firm to create a vision statement for the city.” I must […]

Congratulations to all the employees at Market Basket, I cannot tell you how hopeful I am to see people standing up for their boss. It really matters how you treat your employees, and I have heard from many people how well they were treated. I watched the news report that evening and could not believe […]

As one of the least religious states in the nation, Maine is home to a thriving and active secular community. We seek to promote an environment in which religious freedom accommodates not just different varieties of belief, but absence of belief as well, and all viewpoints share equal respect and equal treatment under the law. […]

If you stayed to the bitter end of Saturday’s Lobster Bowl, you would have heard the public address announcer at pains to emphasize that, as he put it, “There are no losers in this game. Only winners.” He had a point, for as much as the Lobster Bowl is a football game ”“ pitting the […]

I was astonished and angered to read last week that the American Civil Liberties Union gathered “a coalition of 45 civil rights, human rights, privacy rights and faith-based organizations (and) sent a letter to President Obama asking for ”˜a full public accounting of … practices’” related to the NSA’s spying on five leading American Muslims […]