Archive for ‘Opinion’

  • Small World: Resolving the debate riddle

      By Henry Precht BN Columnist Many of you have probably read about the dustup following the last Republican presidential debate. The candidates and the Republican National Committee (RNC) were up in arms over the supposedly biased questioning from CNBC moderators; the Republicans threatened suspension of the scheduled February debate. Cooler heads to the rescue! I […]

  • Uppermost House: The faucet games

      By S. Peter Lewis BN Columnist  There aren’t many things that make me want to shove cloves of garlic under my eyelids or stuff live hornets in my ear muffs, but somewhere in the world there is an engineer who sits behind an array of fancy computers loaded with the latest CAD software and […]

  • Small World: The national pastime passes on

    By Henry Precht BN Columnist Mordecai, “Three-finger,” Brown. Those words sum up my life with baseball. As I see it, there are three categories that a fan of the national pastime can fit into: scholar, spectator and sandlot player. I sampled them all, but did best as a scholar and not bad early on as […]

  • Small World: Hoist up the maple leaf

      By Henry Precht BN Columnist Now that the first Republican and Democratic debates are behind us, we citizens have a pretty good idea of what’s on offer. Something like when you go to the market, you can choose from the fresh or frozen, loud or quiet, dumb or dumber, rich or rich friends. In […]

  • Earth Notes: Chilling out in Maine

    By Sally Chappell As long as many of us are bracing ourselves for a long winter here in Maine, we might as well consider another chilling thought: We’re all going to die someday. Notwithstanding the efforts of the transhumanists working on living forever via sophisticated technology, most of us will be passing through this world […]

  • The Reading Life: A Talk with Gerry Boyle

      Peter Bollen writes an occasional column for The Bridgton News dedicated to books and authors including reviews and news of the book trade. The author welcomes comments and suggestions. “Stunning” — The Washington Post “A Bone-Cracking Novel” — NY Times “Boyle lets his suspense build to an excruciating point” “Spread the word” — Booklist […]

  • Small World: Puzzling out the Democratic Debate

    By Henry Precht BN Columnist I’ve been reflecting on the Democrat debate of 10 days ago. “Why?” you may ask, “there’s no profit in that.” Well, this is leaf-raking season and it is quite natural these days to be engaged in labor without profit. Moreover, as we have already been instructed what to think about […]

  • It Dawned on Me: Shooting in Roseburg

    By Dawn De Busk BN Columnist The foreign terrorist attacks on 9-11 resulted in the increased patriotism of Americans. Similarly, the actions of a supposed “fellow countryman” who slayed nine people and injured dozens during a shooting at a community college in Roseburg, Ore., has ultimately strengthened the faith of the Christian community in that […]

  • Uppermost House: Heading south to Casco

    By S. Peter Lewis BN Columnist   I put on my winter coat one morning last week. First time since the middle of spring. It’s periwinkle, which is a weird color for a guy as tough as I am, but at least I get teased about it. Plus, it keeps me from getting goose ripples […]

  • Small World: That old time religion

      By Henry Precht BN Columnist The Pope has come and gone. Many — Catholics and non-Catholics alike — feel a very positive reaction to his messages of brotherhood and care for the less fortunate. Some others think his message was too political, too slanted toward the liberal perspective. The visit led me to reflect […]