It’s graduation week at George Washington University, where Steve has taught for the last 23 years. After the final exam in his class, a student quietly handed him a note that read in part: “You have believed in me since the beginning and told me not to sell myself short, and for that I am […]

I am writing on behalf of all pet lovers and will no longer remain silent. I regularly drive by a house in Biddeford where I see a lab-mix dog who is confined to, and left in, a small, outdoor pen all morning, afternoon and most likely evening, and my heart breaks to know that its […]

    thumb”¢nail (thum’nail’)         …2. anything quite small or brief,         as a small drawing or short essay Thumbs up to the free skin cancer screenings being offered throughout York County, through Southern Maine Health Care and the Cancer Care Center, and also to the effort to get the word out about being […]

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, on the U.S. military’s eyes on the Asian Pacific: Slowly and gingerly, the United States is rebuilding its military presence in the Asian Pacific, and in two cases doing so at the invitation ”“ though cloaked in diplomatic double […]

On Tuesday, residents of Biddeford will get to voice their opinions on the city’s plan to consolidate all of its polling places into one site. City Clerk Carmen Morris recently presented the recommendation of the committee that had been convened by the city council to investigate the issue. The recommendation is to hold all voting […]

As a consumer of raw organic goat milk due to health issues, I can attest that it is more palatable and has more co-enzymes such that I can drink milk. Otherwise, I can’t, as I do not tolerate Lactaid milk either. I need the freedom of choice to drink what I want. It doesn’t cause […]

Chances are, you have seen an AT&T commercial on television in which a man gives a group of young kids a simple choice and concludes, “Bigger is better. It’s not complicated.” It’s as if everybody knows that bigger is better, which the man illustrates with swimming pools and cellphone networks. Is there something to this […]

Sometimes it’s better when you know a date isn’t going to work out. It takes some of the pressure off. Instead of nervously trying to impress the person sitting across from you with some overeager theatrical performance, you can relax and just stuff your face with pad thai. You don’t even have to take your […]