Driver safety is of the utmost importance. We’re glad to see members of the Maine Legislature agree. On Monday, lawmakers approved a bill to ban text messaging while driving, with unanimous approval of LD 736 in the House and final passage by the Senate. While the law may be a challenge to enforce, it sends […]

In his weekly radio address, Gov. Paul LePage took another shot at jobs by outlining his plans for taking the state backward in regards to renewable energy. LePage said renewable energy development is government subsidized at the cost of taxpayers, and he’s not going to stand for it anymore. The cost to taxpayers amounts to […]

Making changes to federal entitlement programs is fair game for politicians on both sides of the aisle, even on Medicare and Medicaid issues. Entitlements will be the defining issue in next year’s election. Seniors, low income people and young adults are especially frightened of entitlement reforms on Medicare that will affect them and their families. […]

The future of Biddeford’s Coastal Area Committee is now in question as coastal residents and city officials alike wonder if it is needed. The committee is made up of residents who live in coastal communities, and has the task of reviewing proposed building projects to make sure that they follow the city’s building codes. This […]

After nearly a week of rain, these woods were radiant with that freshly washed intensity that literally pulls the colors out of the landscape. It’s a vibrant time of year on many levels here, and it definitely helps to have finely tuned senses that can be called upon at any given moment in order to […]

There is a cancer in our culture that, thanks to boxer Bernard Hopkins, reared its ugly head recently. While preparing for his championship boxing match, which he won on Saturday, the 46-year-old Hopkins chose to call out Washington Redskins’ quarterback Donovan McNabb for not being “black enough.” “He’s got a suntan, that’s all,” Hopkins told […]

Last week’s commentary on the demise of Osama bin Laden inspired numerous responses from readers with a variety of perspectives. The thought-provoking excerpts below are just a sampling of the email feedback the essay elicited: ”¢ Why should morality be applied only here? A mass murderer gleefully takes credit for destroying thousands of innocent American […]

Thumbs up to volunteers from the Good Shepherd food truck and the Friends of Community Food Action food pantry in Biddeford for organizing a trip by the food truck the pantry’s Elm Street location. The giant truck, with large bays on both sides of the trailer, was stocked with many food items, and drew crowds […]

Jobs, jobs, jobs. That was supposed to be the focus of this past November’s elections, and though the legislature is being sidetracked by many other issues, from gun rights to abortion, there are three bills proposed that would have a direct impact on job creation. Those bills, LD 225, 439 and 842, all propose to […]

Some news events rise above simply providing information and end up bringing people together in our common humanity. The discovery of the body of a young boy in South Berwick last week did just that, and as he remained unidentified for five days, people in the surrounding communities sought to make sense of the tragedy […]