Even confirmed Luddites like me have to admit that, on balance, modern technology has been a good thing. Since the World Wide Web was launched in 1989, life has become infinitely more convenient in a myriad of ways. People use computers for everything from listening to music to paying bills to churning out monthly columns […]

Thumbs up to Maine Gov. Paul LePage and Education Commissioner Stephen Bowen for their recent visits to York County. The Governor took time to tour Biddeford and the University of New England, with a stop at some of the local mill redevelopments. Bowen spoke with Sanford High School students, teachers and administrators about their plans […]

What’s the matter with Lyman? Selectmen voted not to change the town’s lawn mowing contract, which they extended in violation of state statute, and have continued to miss the issue altogether. According to an article in Wednesday’s paper, Selectman Leo Ruel said at their Monday meeting, “I believe it’s a good contract, it’s legal, and […]

Con artists are a growing problem in our society, cheating thousands of older Americans out of their life savings on a regular basis. A report last year by insurer MetLife Inc. estimated the annual loss by victims of elder financial abuse at $2.9 billion, compared with $2.6 billion in 2008, according to a recent Associated […]

Silver buckets can already be seen on many maple trees throughout the county now, collecting the drip, drip of sap that will become delicious maple syrup. The syruping season has come early this year, due to the unusually warm winter, and the trees have been tapped about a month earlier than normal. With the light […]

The candidates in the 2012 presidential political campaign should target economic issues that affect our economy, rather than social issues. We must set our doable priorities, and concentrate on what really needs to be done, to keep our nation strong and healthy. Social issues are important. The recent government demand that medical insurers and employers […]

When the going gets tough, take it out on the poor, elderly and vulnerable ”“ at least that’s what the slogan should be changed to here in Maine considering the Legislature’s response to the struggling economy. First, it was Medicaid, more recently it was workers’ compensation benefits, and now, it’s the Temporary Assistance for Needy […]

As the regular season for winter sports comes to a close, it’s a time to look back and realize that York County teams gave a lot of fans reason to cheer. From basketball to hockey, wrestling to swimming, York County athletes and teams performed at tremendously high levels and made a lot of noise during […]

Sen. Olympia Snowe’s ceding of the United States Senate seat she was virtually certain of retaining in this November’s election is just the latest evidence of the toxic political partisanship that is hamstringing America’s government at the federal, state and local levels. The lack of civility and cooperation in Congress and the depressing likelihood it […]

Thumbs down to the circumstances that led to the phone lines and Internet service of XATel/XPress America customers going dead during the company’s billing dispute with FairPoint Communications. While it is not our place to comment on the ongoing billing dispute, XATel owners have admitted that they chose not to notify customers of the possible […]