This happened to a friend of mine many years ago, so I’ll change the names to protect the not-so-innocent. Muriel had fallen passionately in love with her college classmate Norbert, and they spent many long, happy hours discussing their future together and all the joy they’d find, and yes, those five kids they’d spawn. Muriel […]

A U.S. Open Tennis Tournament match was suspended so a climate protester, who had glued his bare feet to the ground, could be removed. Though his means of expression was extreme, his protest was valid. The U.N. group tracking progress in halting global warming issued its report almost the same day. The world is not […]

The year we’ve had in Maine brings to mind “The Simpsons’” version of “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” We’ve gone from drought to saturated soil; moisture content is in the top 95-98% of measurements for this time of year. On my bike ride up to the Common Ground Fair, it looked more like spring […]

In his regular weekly column in The Times Record, “From the Chamber,” my dear friend and colleague Cory King recently wrote about a serious health scare that thankfully was mitigated through early intervention and access to the exceptional health care providers and facilities in our community and state. Cory is the executive director of the […]

Let me tell you about my nephew Toucalit (Touc), one of my favorite people in the whole world. Yes, his name (bestowed on him by his oldest sister) is unusual, but quirky names were the norm in that family. HIs siblings were Maggie, Christmas, Mardi Gras, Doubie (for marijuana), Valentine and Frisco. Touc was the […]

Just over a year ago, I received a call from the head of the Georgetown Transfer Station with a plea for help. The owner of the Brunswick redemption center who had been picking up bottles from the transfer station was losing the lease on his building, and he couldn’t afford to pay his workers. Unlike […]