What are we getting Ashley and Mason for Christmas?” I asked Sue. “They already have cellphones, video games and debit cards. Their walk-in closets are full of designer clothes. They want hand-knit sweaters and board games like they want cooties. “What do you get the kids who have everything? Maybe we should contribute to their […]

Donald Trump says a lot of things a lot of people consider outrageous. What is he doing? The first thing to remember is that many of Trump’s supporters, and a large part of the American public in general, support the very statements others consider outrageous. Deport 11 million illegal immigrants? Many Americans, including almost everyone […]

December always marks the beginning of winter for us in the Northern Hemisphere. That will happen at exactly 11:48 p.m. on Monday the 21st. The winter solstice is the lowest point that the sun will reach in the sky for any given latitude on earth. The word solstice means “sun stands still” which is what […]

ORFORD, N.H. — This tiny community, first settled exactly 250 years ago, is conservatism’s hometown. It was here that Nobel Prize winner Milton Friedman, one of the founding fathers of modern conservative economics, used to repair for restorative summers. And it was here that three-term Republican Gov. Meldrim Thomson Jr. of New Hampshire served up […]

The week before Thanksgiving, the Maine Senate convened for the first time since our 2015 session adjourned in July. The Senate met in order to confirm nominees to boards and commissions, as well as to confirm judicial nominations. This is a responsibility given only to the Senate, so the House of Representatives was not convened. […]