The Boston Globe (Mass.), Nov. 14: Paris was still counting its dead Friday night, after terrorists launched a wave of brutal attacks in the French capital. The nature of the targets – the killers struck a soccer game, a concert, and a restaurant – suggested an effort to attack not just French civilians, but French […]
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In debate, Democrats views unchanged by Paris carnage
If, before the Democratic presidential debate in Iowa Saturday night, a Republican operative had been told that, in the wake of the Paris attacks: 1) Hillary Clinton would refuse to apply the phrase “radical Islam” to ISIS; 2) Bernie Sanders would maintain that climate change is a greater threat to national security than ISIS or […]
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National park in northern Maine?
The proposed Katahdin Woods and Waters National Park offers beautiful views, particularly of Mt. Katahdin, hiking, fishing, paddling, camping, bicycling, crosscountry skiing and snow shoeing as well as wildlife watching. The adjacent proposed national recreation area adds hunting and snowmobiling to these activities. The purchased lands now include 100,000 acres but more land is being […]
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Saco Food Pantry says thank you
“The difference between a helping hand and an outstretched palm is a twist of the wrist” – Laurence Leamer As we near the end of the year, we are able to look back over the previous months and reflect on all the names of people who have, by their actions, given life to the quote […]
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Ben Carson for President? Let’s get serious
A t the expense of spoiling all the fun, let’s get real about Dr. Ben Carson’s presidential campaign. Every four years, rural Iowa Republicans fall raptly in love with a Bible-brandishing savior who vows to purge the nation of sin. In 2008, it was Mike Huckabee; in 2012, Rick Santorum. Mr. Establishment, Mitt Romney, finished […]
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Not too Swift
The writer Jonathan Swift died 270 years ago this fall and thus is not around to comment on the 2016 election. More’s the pity. That’s because Swift was keenly interested in politics. Indeed, his writings were laced with political commentary, aimed with particular savagery against the ruling English aristocracy, especially the Whigs; even today when […]