A doctor or dentist does not rely on patients’ memories to make sure they keep their appointments. The courts shouldn’t, either.
Greg Kesich
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Silly season on the long campaign trail
With 19 months until Election Day, there’s no long-shot candidacy too long to be treated seriously.
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Posted inGreg Kesich, Opinion
The View From Here: Riding division to victory
How do you conquer a superpower? Drive a few wedges and let them do it to themselves.
Posted inMeetinghouse, Opinion
Elizabeth Dostie, Fairfield Center: Treasures in the old cookbooks
All of my cookbooks had copyright dates from 1964 to 1971. The ones I mostly used, anyway. The decidedly not new “New Better Homes & Gardens” (Better Homes & Gardens, 1968) with the three-package cream cheese cheesecake recipe (p. 216) and the beef stroganoff (p. 238) with the 2 tablespoons of wine in it, which, […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Mainers should have access to Canadian drugs
Until the U.S. government offers the kind of protection that other countries provide, Maine should do what it can.
Posted inMeetinghouse, Opinion
Jody Rich, Waterville: As clear as the nose on my face
Errand list in hand. Good. Purse on shoulder. Good. Keys in other hand. Good to go. I put my hand on the doorknob to leave when something didn’t feel right. Criminy, I didn’t have my glasses. I chuckle at the thought of driving around town without them. All fuzzy-edged. The idea of the headache I […]
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Kassie Dwyer, Athens: Even a rusty tractor wheel can be a precious ring
It was like a scene out of a romantic movie … he was down on one knee in the pouring rain, asking me to be his wife. But instead of a ring, he had a rusty tractor wheel (it was the closest thing at hand); I was holding a weed wacker. My high school sweetheart […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Legislature should reconsider plan to hike tax on alcohol
The fact that some people can drink responsibly is no excuse for failing to prevent binge drinking and other dangerous practices.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Maine’s Green New Deal as substance-free as the federal version
The state’s proposed response to the climate crisis also makes a lot of promises for other people to keep.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Sick-time compromise shows how government is supposed to work
A bipartisan agreement on an issue that matters to people’s lives represents a giant step away from legislative dysfunction.