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Editorial
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
Last week was Holy Week, one of the significant…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
Last November, we elected Stephanie Hawke, a wife…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
I guess the long winter is getting to all of us.…
Mary’s Musings
President Barack Obama’s recent remarks on poor voter turnout and how mandatory voting could impact American politics drew an immediate response from liberals,…
From the Editor-At-Large
Dear Reader,
Southport's Nancie Atwell didn't yell, scream or…
Mary’s Musings
If things go as planned, Oceanside High School in Rockland will offer special classes next fall designed to discourage some of its students from dropping out of…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
Last Friday, I saw Andrew Morley's big black…
Mary’s Musings
By the time this column appears in print, long-term funding for the Department of Homeland Security may have been approved, but we doubt it. Our Washington…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
You think you have had a hard time this winter…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
I am not going to write about winter this week.…
Mary’s Musings
“Why, when we were growing up, snowdrifts were often up over our heads, and plowed snow along the side of the road was sometimes so high you couldn’t see over it.”
Those of us who have…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
Bob Dylan is on the cover of this month's edition…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
The other day, a snow plow rumbled down our…
Mary’s Musings
Dartmouth has followed the lead of three Maine colleges (Colby, Bates and Bowdoin) in making it illegal to possess hard liquor on campus in an effort to curb a…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
By the time you read this, we could be up to our…
Mary’s Musings
Two-time snowboard Olympic gold medalist Seth Wescott’s “Be a winter kid” message appears on TV quite often these days.
…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
Today is good news day, and a chance to let our…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
In case you didn't notice, last week was a tough…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
It is time to take down the tree, pack away the…
Mary’s Musings
It appears that Maine folks, and those all across the country, may have finally come to the conclusion that drinking and driving is a dangerous combination.…
Mary's Musings
While we enjoy the ME TV channel with all of the old shows, as well as the History and Discovery channels, 50 percent of the time, you’ll find our TV tuned into…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
Over the weekend, many of us were glued to the…
Mary’s Musings
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s well-known poem, known to most of us as a hymn, “I heard the bells on Christmas day,” was written 150 years ago, but it remains popular…
Mary’s Musings
A lot of us have smiles on our faces these days, thanks to falling gas prices. We’re hoping they’ll continue to drop, but if that’s not in the cards, we’d all like to see them stay where they are…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
Are you still dithering over a Christmas gift for…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
Last Sunday, on the 73rd anniversary of the…
Mary’s Musings
If you still have Christmas shopping left to do, you’re running out of time.
Of course, you may be one of those well-…
Mary’s Musings
Ways to improve crosswalk safety are currently being reviewed by the Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District Trustees, specifically focused on the…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
Did you lose power over Thanksgiving? We did, and so did many of our friends and neighbors.
The nasty snowstorm, which dropped seven or so inches of heavy, wet snow on us…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
We are about to sit down with family and friends to celebrate my favorite holiday — Thanksgiving.
It is a custom that evolved from the 1621 feast celebrated by the…
Mary’s Musings
If it snows on occasion where you live, you’re familiar with snow days when school is canceled due to dangerous driving conditions.
…
Mary’s Musings
Born and bred Maine folks are noted for being hardy, ready to face hardships of all kinds and survive. Why, then, is it that a few days without…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
Did you have fun on Sunday?
…
Mary’s Musings
We’ve decided that the East Coast’s biggest gamblers aren’t necessarily spending their time at Atlantic City or at Oxford Casino.
Some of them have made huge investments in fishing boats and…
Mary’s Musings
It costs a lot of money for the Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Cemetery District to maintain the 11 cemeteries under its jurisdiction, according to district trustee…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
It is getting close to election day. On Tuesday,…
Mary’s Musings
Boothbay Harbor proved itself to be “the hostess with the mostest” during the recent BikeMaine event, rolling out the red carpet for the scores of bikers who made this their overnight stopover.…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
If I believed everything I saw on TV commercials…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
Today, let’s start this opus with a little civics…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
Not long after Paul Coulombe bought the Kenniston…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
Last Sunday, I took a lovely walk along the hills…
From the Editor-at-Large
Dear Readers,
Labor Day has come and gone. Our schools are open…
