I continued exploring recent releases from Caroline Rose, Soccer Mommy, Moaning and U.S. Girls on this first from-the-basement, stay-at-home, all-podcast episode of West Of The Fields, while the retro alternative set took us back to 1998 for a block of great tunes from albums released that year. Read More
Bill Belichick: master of his tight lipped domain. King of the non-answer. The greatest nemesis modern media has ever known, has bested the rest at their own game. For his work on NFL Network’s “NFL 100 All-Time Team” series, Bill Belichick has been nominated for a sports Emmy… Read More
I often hear that “relapse is part of recovery.” While I know that many of us do; I remind folks all the time that it doesn’t have to be part of our story. Following a relapse, the most important thing we can do is to return to… Read More
Social distancing is giving us a lot of time to think. And except for keeping each other safe from this disease, what could be more useful than trying to learn from the pandemic for the future. This is not a commentary on the abject failure of… Read More
Classmates and teachers we have known are like chapters in a big book of life we carry. On some of the pages are interactions or relationships we might have had with any of them: a hug, a smile, a stern look, laughter, tears, winning ways,… Read More
Earlier this week, the Senate opened a session with a foul blast of partisanship. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell discussed the day’s schedule and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer responded. Next came a short break when no senator may speak. Sen. Susan Collins asked for agreement of all… Read More
The Wizard of Oz. Read More
King’s Bipartisan Push to Address National Parks Backlog and Fund LWCF Gains Momentum Senator King, the Ranking Member on the Senate Subcommittee on National Parks, is a lead sponsor of the Restore Our Parks Act and a steadfast supporter of the LWCF googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
I continued exploring recent releases from Moaning, Porridge Radio, Best Coast and Grimes on the show this week, while the retro alternative set gave a nod to our current era of "social distancing" with a block of songs about solitude and staying apart. Read More
We all have our own perspectives on the effects of COVID-19 on our lives. I am grateful to have this blog where I can share information and people's stories, including my own sometimes. This short story comes from Sister Miriam Therese Callnan. Read More
In this uncertain time, it’s more important than ever to support the local economy. Behind every business are real people, and shopping locally helps them stay afloat in rough waters. Read More
There was a time when there was no border. U.S.- CANADA- I’ve heard from two Franco-Americans who are personally impacted by the temporary closing of the US border with Canada, because of the caronavirus. One is an American citizen who is a native of Grand Isle,… Read More
Susan Collins had her Elizabeth Warren moment this week. You may remember back in 2017 during the early days of the Trump administration. Partisan rancor continued unabated and seemingly every nomination the new president made was hotly-contested by Democratic minorities in the United States Senate. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Big Fight in the North Woods: CMP’s Proposed Powerline by Jeff Reardon googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0] googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Mainers in space. Read More
As we all try to grapple with being isolated, some people are doing better than others. It's a difficult time and one that Val Walker never anticipated when she wrote her book (out today) 400 Friends and No One to Call. We spoke on the phone recently and she shared how she came to write the book, as well as some wisdom about dealing with our current situation. Read More
Years from now when the story is told about the 2019-2020 UMaine men’s hockey team, it will begin and end with the play of Jeremy Swayman. He deserves to be the Hockey East Player of the Year. Swayman was a brick wall for much of the season. He… Read More
I don’t typically write follow up columns to things I wrote, but in this case I’m going to have to make an exception. A couple weeks ago, the column I wrote in these very pages declared in rather concrete terms that I was not worried… Read More
Isolation: The “desert island cartoon gag. Read More
This article, by Priya Shukla of the University of California Davis, was originally published on the Bangor Daily News opinion page on March 24, 2020. Edward A. “Doc” Rogers | APIn this 1918 photo made available by the Library of… Read More
