Thumbs up to the Sanford Downtown Legacy for its creation of a pop-up science museum in the city. Sanford’s Pop-Up Science Art and Technology Museum opened Saturday, next to the Sanford Farmers Market in Central Park. The museum will be open from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays, with free admission. Organizers said it features a […]

The country is now dealing with a tax issue that seems to mix the supposedly neutral Internal Revenue Service and partisan politics. It’s happening because of an IRS rule and a Supreme Court decision that opened the door to secret political donations being made through tax exempt organizations. Some Republicans want us to believe that […]

Parades are planned in several York County communities on Memorial Day, giving residents a chance to turn out and applaud participating veterans groups as they pass by. Scouting and other youth groups will take part, along with marching bands, businesses and community groups of all stripes, all in support of our veterans. The parades are […]

The Legislature may soon be taking another look at the state’s policy on wind power, which is warranted due to the opposition and the fact that the Wind Energy Act was made law in 2008. An investigative article written by Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting writers Naomi Schalit and John Christie recently took a […]

OK, so first thing’s first: James Earl Jones has the greatest speaking voice ever bestowed upon a man. There’s a reason why he was chosen to do the voice-over work for Darth Vader. I could listen to him read the assembly instructions for an Ikea bed frame and be completely enamored; his robust baritone is […]

The Justice Department’s recent actions to tap telephone records of reporters has raised a lot of concern about freedom of the press. These last several weeks have been tough ones for the president. There have been three major criticisms of administration policies. The first involved the responses of the State Department to the Benghazi Consulate […]

If you’ve walked through a wooded or grassy area recently, you’ve probably been exposed to ticks and are therefore at risk for Lyme disease. May has been designated as Lyme disease awareness month, with the slogan “Target Lyme.” With the warmer weather taking hold, it’s an ideal time to spread the message of prevention. Lyme […]

Five area communities are coming together this week to raise awareness about hunger among their residents. Leaders and volunteers in Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, Kennebunk and Kennebunkport have been working together on coordinating a number of local activities for Hunger Awareness Week, May 18-24, which kicked off Saturday with the 6th annual 5K Run/2-Mile […]

Something rare happened to pop-music sensation Justin Bieber at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night. He was booed. Loudly. Bieber, who for the past four years has entertained his fans ”“ affectionately known as “Beliebers” ”“ with his dance-music inspired songs such as “Baby, Baby,” heard a chorus of boos rain down upon him […]

“When we are alone on a starlit night, when by chance we see the migrating birds in autumn descending on a grove of junipers to rest and eat ”¦ or when we hear an old frog land in a quiet pond with a solitary splash ”“ at such times the awakening, the turning inside out […]