The Red Cross is in dire need of blood and platelet donations, and we are urging everyone who is able, to find a drive and donate this month. Due to severe thunderstorms in the Washington, D.C. area recently, blood donations in the Northeast dropped significantly at a time when the nation’s blood supply is already […]

Shared strengths are major assets to partners in a committed, longterm relationship, but when both individuals possess the same weakness it can be a bane rather than a boon. Prior to meeting the virtuous vision of loveliness who was to later become my wife, I had never encountered anyone as incompetent as I was at […]

Every so often in my ramblings, I come upon a place that sings particularly loudly of the past. Along with trying to be more attentive to the details in my surroundings that are overlooked during a cursory glance, I also try to discern what a particular area might have looked like before progress, if you […]

It’s about time for the Boston Red Sox to change course and reset their goals for the 2012 Major League Baseball season. Boston, which has struggled all season to consistently play well, has now found a way to consistently play badly instead. Over the weekend, Boston lost three of four games to its most bitter […]

Thumbs up to all of those who took the time to attend the Maine Energy Recovery Company buyout proposal public hearing on Tuesday, July 3, to make sure the Biddeford City Council heard their concerns, kudos and comments. Whether it passes or fails, goes to a public vote or is decided by the council as […]

Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court are formally “opinions” written by the nine members of the Court. Many people have opinions on what the law is, and the justices have theirs. The justices’ opinions count, and when a majority agrees, that decides what the law is. The decision last week finding the Affordable Care Act […]

Sometimes you see something without really knowing what it is. Yesterday, for instance, I was leaving my eye doctor’s office. I entered a hallway and headed toward the elevator. At the other end of the hall, I noticed an old man hunched over a cane. I couldn’t see his face, just the arc of his […]

Many people likely did a double take when they heard Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the court’s four liberal justices in last week’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act ”“ also known as “Obamacare.” Despite the initial shock, we’re pleased Roberts and the four liberal justices ”“ Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader […]

The Fourth of July holiday may have come and gone, but Mainers’ penchant for sparkly, loud fireworks isn’t likely to subside anytime soon as we celebrate a newfound freedom to buy and use them after a nearly 70-year ban. Fireworks are an interesting invention, for sure. They can be wondrous, awe-inspiring and beautiful, while smaller […]

There are many reasons to cheer for the Portland Sea Dogs, but what happened Tuesday night was one of the biggest reasons of all. The Boston Red Sox’ $120 million outfielder Carl Crawford played in front of the Sea Dogs’ crowd on July 3 as part of his rehab stint for his injured left wrist […]