Commentary by Andy Young

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Andy Young is an English teacher at Kennebunk High School in Kennebunk, Maine. His background includes many years as a sportscaster all over the US, as well as time spent in the Peace Corps and as a substitute teacher and high school coach. As a sports writer he used to write editorials in his spare time; now that he is teaching he has no spare time, but still manages to turn out columns.

His articles have appeared in nearly a dozen different publications, at least three of which are not currently defunct. Recent essays have appeared in the Windham Eagle and the Portland Press-Herald.

713 columns and counting

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Demand for Andy's writing from his first book, Young Ideas, and his need to fill in his 2.5 minutes of free time per week, have led to the release of volume 2, Work(s) in Progress. Believe it or not, there have actually been critical reviews of the first book, and some of them are even real. Read the shameless self promotion©, and contact Andy with or without an order request

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	October 17, 2025	Healthy, wealthy, or wise?
	October 5, 2025	Time to re-christen America’s capital cities?
	October 3, 2025	One of the five takes a vacation
	September 26, 2025	A sneak peek at the year’s best books
	September 19, 2025	The graveyard shift
	September 12, 2025	Time to change a (very) dated item
	September 5, 2025	The secret(s) to good writing
	August 29, 2025	Discovering good fortune(s)
	August 26, 2025	The case for teaching
	August 22, 2025	Randomly thinking random thoughts
	August 15, 2025	Thoughts on annexing a neighbor
	August 8, 2025	There’s no accounting for taste
	August 1, 2025	No kangaroos, but plenty of Stachelschweins
	July 25, 2025	Who wants to be a Canadian millionaire?
	July 18, 2025	A fiendish wolf in friendly sheep’s clothing
	July 17, 2025	Thoughts on annexing a neighbor
	July 11, 2025	40 X 15 = 600
	July 4, 2025	Celebrating the 3rd 83rd
	June 27, 2025	Exploring uncharted gourmet waters
	June 20, 2025	A weekend for reflecting
	June 13, 2025	How many Months in a month?
	June 6, 2025	The graduation speech that wasn’t delivered
	May 30, 2025	A bad-weather-induced rant
	May 23, 2025	When does Gatorade go bad?
	May 16, 2025	Far more than a foodie city
	May 9, 2025	Exploring current (and future) centennials
	May 2, 2025	Solving a cold case reveals a new mystery
	April 25, 2025	The car accident (with subliminal advertising)
	April 18, 2025	The end of an era?
	April 11, 2025	Banana. Yellow. Submarine. Torpedo. Word Association.
	April 4, 2025	Making a case for trophies
	March 28, 2025	The necessity of all five vowels
	March 21, 2025	Ahead to the future or back to the past?
	March 9, 2025	The folly of competing with St. Patrick
	March 7, 2025	Time for a rebranding?
	February 28, 2025	A baseball treat that’s easy on the ears
	February 21, 2025	A February whodunit
	February 14, 2025	Valentine’s Day: the untold story
	February 7, 2025	An abs soul loot game changer
	January 31, 2025	The pros and cons of a healthy walk
	January 24, 2025	The simple pleasure of interacting
	January 17, 2025	Unforgettable
	January 10, 2025	What’s in a name?

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