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PublishedJuly 31, 2011
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: We’ll get national debate’s verdict in 2012
We're in the midst of a great four-year national debate on the size and reach of government, the future of the welfare state, indeed, the nature of the social contract between citizen and state. The distinctive visions of the two parties -- social-democratic versus limited-government -- have underlain every debate on every issue since Barack Obama's inauguration: the stimulus, the auto bailouts, health care reform, financial regulation, deficit spending. Everything. The debt ceiling is but the latest focus of this fundamental divide.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2011
Suspect in Unity credit union robbery still at large
UNITY -- Police didn't release any additional information Saturday afternoon regarding Friday afternoon's robbery of the Down East Credit Union branch on School Street.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2011
Farmington condo plan not right for district
I served on my own town’s Planning Board and I am studying a proposal for a condominium development in the Village Business Historic District of Farmington. Farmington is a community with historic architecture, enormous charm and a long-standing commitment to preserve the character of this neighborhood. This commitment is backed by town ordinances designed to […]
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PublishedJuly 31, 2011
Maine Arts Camp offers creative activities at Unity College
UNITY -- The smell of chocolate-covered coconut candy and the giggles of girls drifted through the student center at Unity College.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2011
PARTY OF TWO: The votes are in . . .you’re out
Every other Sunday, I write about the lessons of motherhood, the heartache and the happiness of parenting, and the special circumstances of doing it solo.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2011
China Route 3 business district the focus for public hearing
CHINA -- Residents will get a chance to weigh in on how boundaries for a commercial district along Route 3 should be defined at a public hearing on Thursday.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2011
ANNIE: By not discussing this problem, she’s sweeping it under the rug
Dear Annie: My wife and I are both 30 and have been married for five years. We have a toddler.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2011
KOVELS: Some folk tales change message over the years
Folk tales like Little Red Riding Hood have been part of everyone's childhood since the 14th century. The stories taught lessons. Red Riding Hood originally was the story of a young girl going into dark woods filled with dangers. In these early tales, the girl met an ogre or a werewolf who eats the grandmother and lures the girl into bed. But she escapes using her wits (no huntsman was there to save her). By the 17th century, the many versions of the story told of a young country girl meeting a wolf and telling him about her grandmother's house. The wolf is then able to eat Grandma and the girl. The tale reminds young girls of the dangers of following the advice of strangers. Through the years, the story became a morality tale warning about strange men. But by the 1800s, the story had Grandma and Red Riding Hood outwitting the fox and being saved by a hunter. Still later, the tale represented the views of Freud and feminists. Today the tale is often reworked as satire or comedy. Through all the years, pictures and figurines depicting Red Riding Hood have remained popular. In the 19th century, Staffordshire potters made dozens of figures of the girl with or without Grandma or the wolf. Try collecting things related to a single folk tale or nursery rhyme.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2011
We all must do more to combat diabetes
The morning news that Maine is No. 1 in New England, with 26.5 percent of our population having diabetes, is just plain horrible, considering that my wonderful wife of seven years lost her battle with diabetes Nov. 23. In Jane’s case, she was the third member of her family to lose her life at or […]
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PublishedJuly 31, 2011
Latest political crisis is orchestration of fear
The rhetoric leading up to the current national debt “crisis” has been a careful orchestration of fear. Chaos is a huge money-maker. For years, we have been told to fear “terrorism,” certain religions, the list goes on and on. Now it is our neighbors. Every time, it is a threat to our survival, our “way […]
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