One thing that unites many supporters of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz is the suspicion that party elders might try to hand the Republican presidential nomination to another candidate if neither Trump nor Cruz arrives in Cleveland with the 1,237 delegates required to win. Important voices in the conservative world have voiced such concerns. Rush […]
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Cleanliness is next to impossible
I’m cleaning the house so our cleaning person won’t think we live in a pigsty. Not that I’ve ever been in a pigsty, but I’m guessing they’re pretty messy. The pigs probably drape their clothes everywhere and leave dishes in the sink until there’s a big enough pile to make it worth it washing them. […]
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Editorial Roundup
The Valley News (N.H.), March 31: The National Rifle Association has long specialized in fairy tales. Our favorites include “Obama is coming for our guns”; “Universal background checks will lead to a national gun registry”; and the classic “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” Now, however, the NRA has taken this affinity for the […]
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Gun referendum a slippery slope
Let’s talk about a very important referendum coming up called “An Act to Require Background Checks for Gun Sales.” Sounds OK – doesn’t it? By just reading the title most of the people in Maine would vote in favor of this … right? Well, let’s look a little deeper. The person behind this is a […]
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Playing at being president
There’s good news for those who are trying to stop current GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump from getting the Republican nomination: Help is coming from an unlikely source – Donald Trump. The erratic candidate has just inflicted the most serious wound upon himself yet in the brief but gripping history of his campaign. Trump was […]
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The Bulletin (Conn.), March 28: The lead headline in The Bulletin’s Monday sports section – “Coach not sorry for dominance” – was accurate but jarring. It was referring to the UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma, who again finds himself defending his program’s sterling record of athletic accomplishment. No, Auriemma is not sorry for coaching […]
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The new math of American politics
American politics is standing on its head this year. The Democratic frontrunner swept the South in this winter’s primaries and caucuses – piling up massive numbers of convention delegates in the power base of her Republican rivals. The top Republican candidate won liberal Massachusetts and industrial Illinois and Michigan – prevailing in states the Democrats […]
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Senior housing in great demand
In every corner of our state, affordable senior housing is in great demand and that demand is growing. It’s currently estimated that we have a shortage of 9,000 units, and with Maine’s aging population, that number is expected to grow to 15,000 units by 2022. Maine voters recognize this issue and overwhelmingly supported a $15 […]