A farewell as I depart after three years at The Free Press
As an opinion writer for this newspaper, I’ve had the distinct privilege of making readers laugh, confused, upset and moved. Typically, I’m not asRead More…
Category: Henry’s Head
Things of the Week: Republican conventions & the Boston bombing
Boston Marathon bombing
I’d been trying to write this piece for the last few days, but I kept getting distracted by news coverage of the Boston maraRead More…
Guy Hammond does a lot of talking, but not a lot of explaining
Guy Hammond says a lot in his seminars and sermons. He preaches for Christians to be polite and passionate in their tolerance of gay people.
And he deRead More…
Things of the Week: Budget slashes & unnecessary student censorship
Unnecessary student censorship of the week
Three weeks ago, art students Lydia Brown and Sarah McCullough received an administrative complaint about tRead More…
Things of the Week: President Kalikow’s blog and an important medical breakthrough
Vague blog of the week
USM President Theo Kalikow has started a bi-weekly online blog that she has titled “Theo’s Rants” where she sounds off onRead More…
Things of the Week – Good politics, bad politics, and angry students
Disappointing state political decision of the week
Like a kid holding their breath until they get what they want, Governor Paul LePage threatened on FRead More…
Things of the Week – Boy Scouts, LePage, and some dangerous drugs
National controversy of the week Trustworthy, loyal, helpful – but not gay. The Boy Scouts of America have postponed a vote to lift the ban on inclRead More…
Rising cost of college makes it unattainable for many
As someone who is currently experiencing the financial pitfalls of college debt, I can easily understand the anxiety that many students face as a resuRead More…
One student recalls religious persecution in Tehran
Shuan hesitated as he started to talk about the night in Tehran when he was stabbed. He had gone looking for a man who owed him money. He found him. Read More…
Things of the week
Juicing leads to losing – in baseball This year, not a single MLB player received the required 75 percent of the vote from the Baseball Writers’ Read More…
Henry: Internet enabling a new generation of bullies
There is nothing in this world that pisses me off more than trolling, bullying or the general lack of decency in conversation both online or in personRead More…
Henry: Pixar choosing money over muse
Every movie production company has its ups and downs. Warner Brothers, Paramount, The Weinstein Company, you name it; the misses actually outnumber thRead More…
Henry: Making the best of an ominous Mayan forecast
Every new year is a chance to start over, to wipe off all the figurative grime and gunk clean from life’s slate. We are given a chance to set resoluRead More…