Thumbs up to Ryan Fecteau, a recent Biddeford High School graduate who has become active with the EqualityMaine campaign to get the same-sex marriage issue back on the ballot in November 2012. Fecteau, who is a sophomore at Catholic University, is getting involved in politics in an effort to effect a landmark social change that […]

Today we have more technology than did any of our predecessors. For example, as I am typing this article I am sitting at a computer surrounded by a television, smart phone, radios and many other devices. Many homes are like this. Americans spend an average of 2.73 hours a day watching television, but only spend […]

The Lyman Board of Selectmen is in a difficult position that is likely to get much more complicated. In June, Steven Marble was elected to the board by a narrow margin, despite his position as a town employee working at the transfer station. Selectmen Leo Ruel and Norman Hutchins have said Marble’s job and his […]

Discussions have begun concerning a combined Wells-Ogunquit Community School District and Regional School Unit 21 high school, and though many unknowns remain, the prevailing attitudes in these towns make one take pause, and even doubt whether such a project could really be successful. We would caution both school boards to tread lightly with this issue. […]

Cheers! Per a town council decision earlier this month, The Ballpark will now be allowed to be a site for liquor sales, whether it’s during ball games or other events. The new ordinance would allow the sale of alcohol in The Ballpark by any interested organization, pending approval from the town council under an agreement […]

In 2009, Republican legislators stood on the banks of the Kennebec River to pledge our commitment to leading Maine in a new, more prosperous direction if given the chance to govern. We promised to create a state government that is: Caring, responsible, efficient, affordable, transparent and effective. Last fall, we were given a historic opportunity […]

On Friday, Ohio State University vacated its 2010 football season and relinquished its 2010 Sugar Bowl title and its share of the Big Ten football championship. The school made this decision after a windfall offseason that saw its head coach, Jim Tressel, resign under scrutiny, and one of its star players, Terrelle Pryor, abruptly leave […]

Sometimes, when I take a look around me, I try to imagine what this place looked like before the advent of modern technology, before culvert pipes redirected water through the soil and telephone wires crisscrossed the blue sky and leafy backdrop like enormous spider webs to convey messages quickly from one point to the next. […]

As debt limit talks continue this week, legislators should keep in mind that no deal, or a deal that only seeks to cut spending, could have devastating effects on the fragile economy. President Barack Obama’s “grand bargain” plan would reduce the deficit by $4 trillion over the next 10 years. Obama is pushing for revenue […]

Thumbs up to two local companies, Black Fly Media and Northeast Media Associates, for working with FBI agents to create a 30-second public service announcement that helped lead to the arrest of former Massachusetts mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger. The PSA focused on 60-year-old Catherine Greig, Bulger’s longtime girlfriend, who was wanted for harboring a […]