Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican moderate, supports Sen. Jeff Sessions, a GOP conservative, for appointment as U.S. Attorney-General, even though she and Sessions disagree on some key issues. Some Democratic senators, who would not vote to confirm him, say Sessions is a decent and courteous man who keeps his word. That’s praise from the opposition […]

Most people, at some point in their lives, have dreamt of falling into oodles of money. I have no statistics to back this up and I’m basically pulling this assertion out of a deep cave that knows no sunlight. My butt. I’m talking about my butt. It seems like a pretty safe assumption though, because […]

On Jan. 16, we celebrate the the life of Martin Luther King Jr., an American who exemplified and fought for the values we hold dear in our country — freedom for all people and fair treatment under the law. We remember the tragedy, too, that Dr. King paid the ultimate price in the fight for […]

A concern that I have always had with the “citizens’ initiated” referendum questions is the lack of the normal law passing process that involves public hearings, public debate, constitutional review and compromise, taking into account multiple points of view. All municipal, state and federal laws that get enacted by the elected bodies goes through this […]

You may have noticed an unusual amount of renewed attention being given to the Rosenbergs—that is, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. That’s because there’s an aggressive push by liberals to try to exonerate the Rosenbergs, especially Ethel. This campaign has been going on for a while, but the hopeful are counting on one Barack Obama to […]

At Burlington Electric, a Vermont utility, a computer has been hacked by a Russian organization whose footprint is well known because it has messed with so many foreign systems. The Clinton campaign was hacked by a Russian group, presumably trying to influence the election by exposing embarrassing, insider emails. A Chinese Army operation tapped into […]

Well, it’s finally happened. My parents, after toughing out decades of brutal Maine winters, are considering moving to a warmer state, one in which a person can grip their steering wheel in the morning without feeling a painful chill shoot up their arms and down into their vital organs. Can’t say I blame them. Come […]

College students are ill-prepared to connect with an employer and secure a job in today’s marketplace. With little or no career development, self-assessment, or an understanding of vocational calling, they believe that the degree alone will be the proverbial “ticket” to secure employment. Oh, how mistaken they are! Incorrect job expectations will derail their job […]

As a non-religious person, an agnostic in truth, I’m finding it difficult to comprehend how 60 million people, the majority of whom call themselves Christians, can justify their voting for a man for president who, as I can see through his deeds and words, has lived a life nearly opposite of what Jesus is said […]

A new year has just begun but some are still mourning the losses of the past year. The year 2016 saw the death of Muhammad Ali, arguably the most recognizable human face on Earth a few decades ago. Astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn died this year, as did literary giants Harper Lee, Elie Wiesel, […]