When I look to Maine’s future, I think about the people — from the young students in high schools and the young adults in colleges, to the adults and parents acquiring new skills and training or switching careers in community colleges — who all want to get good jobs, pay their bills, buy homes and […]
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From Augusta – Breaking down barriers between students and the workforce
It is no secret that I am passionate about education and doing all we can to prepare young Mainers for the future. It is why I loved to teach, and continue to coach and substitute teach as often as I can. Investing in our students always produces the best outcomes for Maine. When we equip […]
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Guest Column – Right or wrength, our language is lumpy
Our language, as we speak it, is very powerful, but it’s lumpy and unbalanced. Now why would that be? I think we like it that way, because it reflects who we are. If something is long, we say it has length. If it’s very long, we say it has great length. Beyond that, you can […]
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Opinion – Decisions will have an impact on future of education
Lately, I keep reliving the events of Feb. 25, 2019, in our town. That evening, I sat in a folding chair in the Kennebunk Elementary School gym with a hundred fellow residents and listened in shock and disbelief as the RSU 21 School Board finally addressed the racial harassment and retaliation against Black KHS social […]
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Guest Column – A college education
It was a small, residential college, where we all lived in the same two or three dormitories. We ate breakfast, lunch and dinner at the same dining hall, and took classes in the same three or four classroom buildings. We all knew each other more or less, and so, as I used to say, there […]
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From Augusta – Dirigo: Clean elections, Maine’s innovation, has served us well
Former U.S. Senator and U.S. Secretary of State Ed Muskie, who had a home in Kennebunk for most of his adult life, liked to be introduced as “of Maine,” born and bred of Maine’s virtues, of the Maine brand. Mainers are independent thinkers, and we have often led by example, consistent with our state motto […]
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From Augusta – Celebrating Presidents Day, protecting our democracy
In February, we celebrate Presidents Day and honor two of the most well-known presidents in American history: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Last month, while I was reflecting on the anniversary of the Jan. 6 riots in Washington, D.C., I turned to Washington and Lincoln. Although America is very divided in 2022, both Washington and […]
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Guest Column – Island mentality
When George, who lives in the basement apartment next door, learned that I spent several summers on an island just off the coast of Maine, he wanted to know whether island life was solitary, isolated, and lonely or more like living in a basement apartment, all quiet, dark and cuddly? And the answer is quiet […]
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From Augusta – Honor MLK Day by serving your community
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was this past Monday, Jan. 17. The federal holiday is unlike most other holidays and for many reasons. For starters, the fight for this holiday to be nationally recognized was long and difficult. Although the effort started nearly right after the tragic assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it […]
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From Augusta – It’s time to pass ERA for Maine
Time. It passes, and so does opportunity. The American story is one of evolution, of a path that has generally seen improvement. We celebrate the growth of a strong middle class, of personal opportunity, and of refined clarification and protection of constitutional freedoms. But too many of us believe that the passage of time itself […]