They say it’s healthy to get things off your chest – that seeking help is a sign of strength. So allow me to unburden myself. This one’s been weighing on me for far too long. I once cried during Wrestlemania. It should be noted that I was 6 at the time. It’s still acceptable to […]

Thumbs up to first responders around York County and beyond, today and every day. You have our back and we’re glad you do. And on this day, Sept. 11, we remember Ground Zero, the Pentagon and that Pennsylvania farm field. Thumbs up to Southern Maine Health Care for investing in some new services in Sanford […]

Yes, Donald Trump deserves credit for putting immigration in the middle of the Republican presidential debate. But at the same time, Trump has focused much of the conversation either on side issues, like birthright citizenship, or on impossibilities, like the mass deportation of millions of illegal immigrants. A more profitable debate might focus on issues […]

One morning last week when I attempted to start my car absolutely nothing happened. Had it been dark outside when I turned the ignition key the sound of crickets would have been deafening. But with the proper perspective what could have been a day-ruiner ended up serving as a reminder of how good life truly […]

The Humane Cosmetics Act H.R. 4148 was introduced to the House of Representatives on March 5, 2014, in a previous session of Congress by Rep. James Moran, Jr., (D-VA), now retired. It was referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade on March 7, 2014, where it languished. The purpose of the bill was […]

My big-city cousin Bernice brought her 4-year-old son up to the farm for a visit. One afternoon, we were out under the apple trees in the backyard, taking in the view from the garden. The ground was littered with ripe apples that had fallen off the trees. Little Billy reached down, picked up an apple […]

Can there be a better subject to discuss in an election season than the question of what government actually is good at? Can there be a bigger snoozer than a book written by a Canadian scholar based in New Brunswick on the uses of government? Can we get a copy of Donald J. Savoie’s “What […]