The White House is being challenged by Congress on the War Powers Act, for not receiving approval for the war in Libya. There are two reasons why members of Congress are upset with the president about the war. The first reason is that Congress jealously guards its right as the branch of our federal government […]

We applaud Maine’s congressional delegation for voting against costly ethanol subsidies that need to be eliminated. Unfortunately, Republicans blocked a Senate jobs bill on Tuesday that included a repeal of the ethanol tax credit, but Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins and Reps. Chellie Pingree and Mike Michaud should continue to fight this tax break […]

With the end of the school year last week came another difficult closure for Catholics in the Biddeford-Saco area, as the Notre Dame de Lourdes elementary school shut its doors for good. Students and their families, as well as staff and friends of the school, had mixed emotions as they gathered for a barbecue to […]

“If I know a song of Africa ”¦ does Africa know a song of me?”  ”“ Out of Africa, Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen) I could ask the same question of this place, whether it knows I’m here and if it will remember me after I’ve gone. Do these trees watch my every move and wonder […]

After the Boston Bruins beat the Vancouver Canucks last Wednesday night to win the city’s first NHL Stanley Cup since 1972, the City of Vancouver erupted into violence. While the Bruins’ win should’ve been the story line around the world, people were instead viewing images of police cars in Vancouver lit on fire, rioters breaking […]

Last week my 5-year-old preschooler went on his first-ever overnight adventure with Dad. It was a three-day, two-night trip to New York City and vicinity. We drove to my cousin’s house in Connecticut last Thursday to spend an evening before heading for the Big Apple the next morning. Although it seems counterintuitive, Willie and I […]

Any elementary school child can tell you Flag Day is when we celebrate the flag, but when you ask them why we celebrate the flag, a blank look will come across their face. Sadly, you will get a similar reaction when you ask the same question to high school students. For roughly 240 years, our […]

Thumbs down to the vandals who have damaged fixtures at the public bathrooms in Old Orchard Beach. Because of the vandals’ selfishness and stupidity, now it appears all might have to pay a fee to answer a call of nature. Old Orchard Beach is a summer community that relies heavily on tourism. People love the […]

La Kermesse volunteers don’t give up. They’ve been through a multitude of huge challenges in recent years, from loss of venue to the low turnout and debt in 2009 caused largely by torrents of rain. They’ve faced down an amusement ride company that wouldn’t pay, dealt with reduced financial support during an economic downturn, and […]

Supporters of the Fund for Healthy Maine celebrated some victories this budget season after the appropriations committee restored most of the funding that was proposed to be cut from the governor’s budget. About $2.6 million was cut from the request from various programs the fund supports, down from $17 million Gov. Paul LePage proposed to […]