High school kids have no idea how good they’ve got it. Sure, trying to find jobs in a flatlined economy is like combing for lice on the head of a bald man. And college loans saddle people with the kind of debt that could cripple a small country, one where the locals eat weird-looking seafood […]

Editor’s note: This column was originally published on June 16, 1944 by renowned World War II era columnist Ernie Pyle and is reprinted today, June 6, with permission from the Scripps Howard Foundation in recognition of the 70th anniversary of D-Day. NORMANDY BEACHHEAD — I took a walk along the historic coast of Normandy in […]

With several high school graduations slated for tonight and this weekend, the Journal Tribune has shared the stories of some local seniors who have overcome obstacles and are now readying to face the world of challenges still ahead. As well, profiles of the top students in the Class of 2014 are being printed, along with […]

The Goodwin’s Mills Firefighter Relief Association recently sponsored the annual awards banquet for the Goodwin’s Mills Fire-Rescue, which was held at The Nonantum Inn & Resort in Kennebunkport. I would like to thank the following businesses and individual for their genorous donation of cash and raffle items that were raffled off to the attendees: Admiral […]

Low-income families weren’t the only ones hurt by cuts to food stamps last fall. Top Walmart executives also took a hit. The cutbacks ate into the discount giant’s sales because so many of its low-income customers rely on this public assistance program to help pay for their groceries. And that made it tough for the […]

A president makes a major foreign policy speech ”“ at West Point ”“ and the press and politicians ignore it or attack something it didn’t say. When does this happen? It didn’t happen to Eisenhower or Kennedy or Reagan or Clinton or the “war presidents.” The partisan snark and stunning shallowness of the pundits says […]

Trains have been traveling through our cities and towns for hundreds of years now, but the dangers of living with this transportation technology have recently been highlighted by tragedies that have resulted in loss of life. When a moving train and a person collide, it’s no contest ”“ the person always loses ”“ and when […]

Every year during the spring, an approved school committee budget is presented to the Biddeford City Council for their action to finalize the Biddeford School Department’s budget. Again, this year, the citizens of Biddeford will be provided an opportunity to vote on the school budget on June 10. This vote will only be on the […]

The midterm elections are less than six months away, and Republicans still can’t agree among themselves on what it will take to win. The latest debate among party insiders is whether GOP House and Senate candidates should produce a document like the Contract With America that tells voters what to expect if Republicans win full […]