Mudslinging over bridge uncalled for In a column (March 15) arguing against building a new bridge to replace the rusting Frank J. Wood Bridge, John Graham throws mud on three people who have served this community well: Cory King, executive director of the Southern Midcoast Maine Chamber of Commerce; Bruce Van Note, commissioner of the […]

MSAD 75 schools need our support Thursday As regular readers of this paper will know, the administrators and teachers of the MSAD 75 school district have been under a sustained pressure campaign for several years by members of the advocacy group “Parents Rights in Education” (or PRIE), which is based in Oregon and was started […]

Attention on the climate crisis The climate change crisis is becoming more visible, and the American media is paying some attention, but not enough. The Guardian, a venerable English newspaper, had a recent article “The American Climate Migration Has Already Begun” (Feb. 23, 2023). Despite my avid reading of American climate change articles, I was […]

Kudos for reworked Brunswick mural Artists Jen Greta Cart and Chris Cart as well as Steve and Susan Weems of Brunswick Public Art have done admirable work revising the mural on the Fort Andross Mill. They have addressed some of the criticisms about stereotypes. And, Ms. Cart, the faces are truly marvelous. Their good work […]