The presidential election is over. All that’s left is the voting. So many voters have made up their minds that no new revelation about Clinton’s emails or Trump’s harassment of women will make any difference. Many, possibly most, voters believe, “I’m not voting for the person, I’m voting for the policy.” That thought may explain […]

FBI Director James Comey knew exactly what was going to happen. He was already a controversial figure in the presidential campaign. His statement this summer, that Hillary Clinton had been “extremely careless” in handling her government email accounts, has been repeated endlessly in Donald Trump ads. And now he’s done it again. He wrote a […]

In Norse mythology and Scandinavian folklore, a troll is a squat, humanoid creature who lives in a cave and hides beneath a bristly bush of coarse whiskers. They’re mischievous little suckers and are rarely helpful to humans, rather taking pleasure in seeing us upset or besieged by hardship. Kinda sounds like an evil Danny DeVito […]

At a recent Saco city council workshop reported on in a recent edition of the Journal Tribune, there were statements made by Thornton Academy’s board of trustees, Bill Kany, that I believe need clarification.    The tuition paid to TA for each student is truly below the state average, but not because of any act of charity […]

This political season, more than any in my lifetime, has been defined by vicious personal attacks and a lack of discussion about the serious issues facing our state and nation. Candidates and their most ardent supporters have questioned the character and motivations of their opponents. The assumptions, insinuations, and accusations are dangerous. Serious policy discussions […]

I like good news, except when the good news turns out to be false. Recently it has been reported that we have been misled by social scientists for decades about the divorce rate in the United States. Some are writing that the divorce rate has never been close to 50 percent and that the actual […]

I heard from the Wells Warriors Football Coach Tim Roche.  The Warriors are deep in the playoffs and are playing Fryeburg this Friday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. here in Wells.   In the past, when the team was in the playoffs, our local businesses put supporting signs on their readerboards  – Go Warriors, Go […]

“Just existing became what was important.” So said Frank Kravetz, World War II veteran and former captive of Nuremberg Prison Camp, or what Frank called the Nazi “hell-hole.” “Yet even as I struggled with the day-to-day sadness and despair,” said Frank, “I never once had any regrets that I signed up to serve.” An extended […]

York County voters should not embarass themselves by electing Robert Nadeau to another term as York County Probate Judge. Mr. Nadeau is currently suspended as Probate Judge, without pay, by order of the Maine Supreme Court. York County has to bring in judges from other counties to keep the Probate Court operating during his absence. […]

Twenty years ago before I retired, many of my co-workers asked me why I was a Republican. I told them I was “Pro-life” and “Pro-family.” Like many others I also believed the Supreme Court justices would overturn “Roe V. Wade” approved in 1972 by the court. Nine justices were on the court and five were […]