Opinion

1 year ago

The essential role of direct support professionals

As a parent of two children with special needs and a direct support worker for Living Innovations with over eight years of experience in the field, I have seen firsthand the life-changing impact that adequate funding and support programs can have on individuals with behavioral health needs.

1 year ago

Revolutionary War ancestors

This is the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution. The celebrations have begun, notably the Boston Tea Party and the battles at Lexington and Concord

1 year ago

Reflections on citizenship

To the editor:
I love America.
This is my first Fourth of July celebration since becoming a U.S. citizen this past April.

1 year ago

Found response disappointing

To the editor:
I found Bob Kipp’s letter to the editor on July 2, an answer to my submission on June 25, disappointing.

1 year ago

Bumbling along on the world stage

To the editor:
In April, the president announced “Liberation Day” and foolishly started a worldwide tariff war against friends and foes alike.

1 year ago

Saluting those who help us live good lives

A birthday celebration is on the horizon. It will come with great simplicity, but with frenetic clangs, claps, bangs, booms, bleats, blats, a possible pipe and drum unit, and lots of burgers, brews and flies.

1 year ago

Power means a higher standard

To the editor:
Mr. Crean had questions about my letter published June 18.
First, regarding the Los Angeles protests, he asked whether a president should use force “if the protests are violent,” and what bar should be set for demonstrators’ behavior.

1 year ago

Le mur Saint-Jean

Un ami du New Hampshire a visité la Vallée il n’y a pas longtemps. Il a été profondément impressionné par le nombre de drapeau acadien a Madawaska et les environs. Cependant, il a entendu très peut de français parlé.

1 year ago

A privileged sighting

That familiar June blue sky was tolerating the cloudy, dismal streaks of gray that teased with a storm threat. I sat behind the wheel of my convertible, my unruly, tangled hair oblivious to the sudden damp wind.

1 year ago

Rumble strips: What are they and why do we need them?

Rumble strips are grooves or indents placed in the pavement to alert drivers through noise and vibration that they are drifting outside of their lane. The strips have been on Maine roads since 2006.