As columnist Sen. David Dutremble writes: “School grades don’t paint a complete picture.” But then, neither does Mr. Dutremble. Of the “many components that contribute to a school,” he very conveniently fails to mention government. It couldn’t possibly be government that has caused the terrible nosedive of American public education, now could it? Engineer that […]

I wish to thank the Democratic voters of Biddeford, Kennebunkport and Kennebunk who took time from their busy schedules to come out and vote for me on election day. It was a privilege to meet so many committed, involved people. A special thank-you goes to all the dedicated, hard-working people who staffed the polling places […]

Great nations fall when politicians fail to govern for all the citizens. What is happening in America is a sure way to destroy a nation. When you have one party whose only loyalty is to corporate America and one that tries to split its loyalty is a system, that will not work. When will people […]

Last year, the Supreme Court decimated one of the civil rights movement’s crowning achievements. Now, it’s time for Congress to pick up the pieces, put it back together and make our laws strong enough to protect our most important right: our vote. Many folks who lived and fought through the civil rights movement weren’t just […]

The whole point of touring the former textile mills in Biddeford’s downtown is to get a feel for what it was like to work there, from the early days of textile production in the 1800s until the Vellux blanket manufacturing closure in 2009. The dirty floors, low clearance stairways, minimal lighting and exposed brick are […]

My father celebrated his 13th birthday on Friday the 13th. I know this because I hear about it endlessly. He’ll use any excuse to remind people, and by “people,” I mean, “me.” It’s one of his greatest hits. Granted, it’s a cool thing to have happened, and there’s a perverse joy in hearing him talk […]

A disagreement over a purported conflict of interest at the Maine Public Utilities Commission has meant an important water utilities case involving Nestle Waters, owner of Maine-based water company Poland Spring, has been delayed for more than a year, according to the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. The case involves Nestle Waters and the […]

Daniel Harper, a student at Cameron University in Oklahoma, is the latest victim of the censorship pandemic currently infecting America’s colleges and universities. Earlier this semester, Harper handed out flyers expressing his religious objections to the World Mission Society, a religious group active on Cameron’s campus. Harper, an evangelical Christian, believes the group is a […]