Where have all the moderates gone? A recent survey, from a reputable source during a time of doubtful polls, found that 35 percent of voters consider themselves moderate. Some lean toward each major party, while 19 percent say they are truly independent. Who is a moderate? There’s clearly no moderate political philosophy. Instead, a moderate […]
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When in doubt, head to the liquor store
Some people are so easy to shop for they practically do the deed for you. One of my friends is obsessed with the heavy metal group Iron Maiden, and their merchandise is smattered with images of their mascot, Eddie, a zombie with an electrified Doc Brown hairdo and pale gray biceps the size of seal […]
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Thumbs up to Southern Maine Affordable Housing and the Biddeford Housing Authority for redeveloping the convent of the former St. Andre’s Catholic Church in Biddeford into affordable senior housing. Maine has one of the oldest populations in the country, and there is a need for more affordable senior housing in local communities demonstrated and statewide. […]
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The Rutland Herald (Vt.), Dec. 10: Deep fissures have always divided America, like tectonic plates grinding their hard edges against one another, propelled by powerful geological forces. Every once in a while there are worrisome tremors or even a destructive earthquake. The principal fissure has been race, and the tremors felt in recent months suggest […]
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The entire Christmas story
This holiday season, let’s remember the entire Christmas story. It only begins in a manger in Bethlehem. “Jesus himself was a refugee,” notes Matthew Soerens, an official of World Relief, an evangelical Christian group that helps resettle refugees. “He fled as a small child to Egypt when there was a tyrannical government threatening his life. […]
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New Britain Herald (Conn.), Dec. 11: Gov. Dannel Malloy announced Thursday that he would use an executive order to ban gun sales to those on federal No-Fly Watch Lists for people suspected of ties to terrorism. “If you cannot fly due to being on a government watch list, you should not be able to buy […]
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Put another catalog on the fire
What to get the person who has everything? Well, if he has everything, why are we even thinking about giving him a present? Let him give us a present. Then he wouldn’t have everything anymore. He’d have everything, minus one. I don’t think he’d miss it. How much should we spend on the person who […]