Archive for ‘Opinion’

  • Small World: A new generation moves in

    By Henry Precht BN Columnist Last week, I interviewed two new graduates of a west coast college, Gus, sometimes of Harrison, and Daisy from New Mexico. Both emerged with superlative records; both are exploring new futures as beginning teachers. Here follows an abbreviated version of what they had to say. I started by asking what […]

  • Town Hall: Historically significant

    By Margaret Reimer Guest Writer Voters are facing a vote on June 10 about the fate of Bridgton’s Town Hall. This building is deemed historically significant by the Executive Director of the Bridgton Historical Society, Ned Allen. The Town Hall is rich in symbolic meaning, particularly since every town meeting has been held within its […]

  • Small World: What birds can teach

    By Henry Precht BN Columnist One of the classics of Persian literature (How’s that for an opener?) is “The Conference of the Birds” by the 12th Century poet Farid Ud-Din Attar. Adapted for the 21st Century by Peter Sis with wonderful illustrations, you might think it was for children. But, it seems too rich for the […]

  • Small world: Reliving the Cold War

    By Henry Precht BN Columnist It’s hard to realize but the Cold War, which engaged the United States for 45 years, ended more than a decade before the current high school graduating class entered elementary school. When I graduated, our conflict with “international communism” was just shifting into higher gear. I recall going one night […]

  • Uppermost house: The girl in the crowd

    By S. Peter Lewis BN Columnist On paper, I am the dumbest person in my family. Although I have a college degree, my son (the marine engineer) and my daughter (the exercise physiologist) are both twice as educated as I am, and my wife (the nutritionist) has thrice the post-secondary schooling. I’m not ashamed or […]

  • Small world: Got the answers? So, what then?

    By Henry Precht BN Columnist Major conflicts threaten the peace of the world. From the South China Sea to the Black Sea to the Sea of Galilee, nations large and small seek advantage over their antagonists. And, I’m sure you have noticed, it is often the small states that suck in and push around their […]

  • Darkside of the sun: Doppelganger & hologram

    The following interview was conducted by Mike Corrigan during a long bus trip from Lewiston to Portland. (Wrong turns.) Since the topics covered have nothing to do with immigration, Lindsay Lohan, Benghazi or Obamacare, and also because of the exorbitant price asked (two for $2.99 with coupon), no other media outlet wanted to print the […]

  • Small world: Act 2, American theater

    By Henry Precht BN Columnist Our text for today is from the book of Scott Fitzgerald: “There are no second acts in American lives.” Seems to me there is a typo; the negative should be omitted. Thanks to our PR industry and to our lack of exploratory curiosity, “second acts” abound in America. You could […]

  • Darkside of the sun: A peachy law?

    By Mike Corrigan BN Columnist “…The new law, which goes into effect July 1, allows licensed gun owners in Georgia and visitors from 28 other states to bring a gun into a bar without restrictions and carry a firearm into some government buildings that don’t have security measures. It also allows school districts to decide […]

  • LR Coalition: Who we are

    This month, the Lakes Region Coalition to End Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault would like to take the opportunity to do the monthly article a little differently than usual. Family Crisis Services would like to give the Lake Region community a sneak peek of one type of work that we do with survivors of domestic […]