Archive for ‘Opinion’

  • Lessons From The Sandusky Trial

    Editor’s note: State Senator Bill Diamond wrote and filed this column before a decision was handed down against former Penn State Coach Jerry Sandusky, who was found guilty on 45 charges. By Senator Bill Diamond The Jerry Sandusky case has garnered a lot of media attention over the last few weeks, and rightly so. The […]

  • Closing a Loophole for Predators

    By Senator Bill Diamond Last year, Maine passed a bill that I sponsored to close a serious loophole in our laws that protect kids from sexual predators. It seems that, while it was illegal for a person to download images or videos from the Internet or in other ways possess child pornography, it was not […]

  • Amidst a downpour of mallards

    I called home at the end of a workday last week and my youngest daughter answered the phone. “Hi, Dad!” she said, cheerfully. “Hi, Sweetie, what’s up for tonight?” I asked. She told me that Mom was at work and afterward she’d be going to her ladies’ Bible study. “So you’re going to be home […]

  • Stopping the Abuse

    One of the first goals of the Lake Region Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence is to increase awareness and education in the community. With the generous support of The Bridgton News, the Coalition will be submitting monthly articles related to these important issues in order to improve the community’s understanding. With that said, it […]

  • New beginnings: A really old circle

    By Dawn De Busk There’s nothing like a new beginning. A clean slate is great. What better time could there be than the spring to illustrate new beginnings in one’s life? From the vernal equinox revitalization of mosquitoes that overwintered here to the nest building of Maine’s many migratory birds, from the first few days […]

  • New Song

    This week, we have been hearing a new bird song in our neighborhood, a pretty whistle, ending in something that sounds to me like a descending chew-chew-chew-chew. It sounded familiar, and after hearing the song for a few days I wondered it the singer might be a cardinal. Several pairs of cardinals live in town, […]

  • Government Oversight

    By Senator Bill Diamond for the Bridgton News Well, the Maine Legislature is done with its session, and the except for a few committee meetings over the summer and a special meeting of the Senate to review nominations by the governor, the 125th Legislature has finished its business. One committee that meets regularly in the […]

  • Springs and summers are not just enjoyed, but worshipped

    Since moving into our home here in the country in Bridgton several years ago, we have enjoyed the seasonal changes throughout the year. The spring change over April and May is nothing less than glorious. From our second floor front windows, the view across the field and up to the hilltop is an ever-changing panorama […]

  • Back in the Day: 99 years ago in The News

    Mothercraft should be studied by all women. It is not merely the mother of the poor sections who needs instruction in the care of her baby. It is the college woman, the woman of wealth and position, who ought to study mothercraft. Neither instinct nor genial culture is sufficient in itself to enable a mother […]

  • Making Emergency Agencies Communicate

    Communication between varying emergency agencies is a long-standing problem, not just in Maine, but throughout the country. Fire departments often even can’t talk to police departments out of their jurisdiction, and when you start bringing the various federal, state and county agencies into the picture it can be a real nightmare. And the consequences for […]