Journal Tribune Opinion
Editorial Roundup
The Providence Journal (R.I.), Aug. 6, 2015 Last month, The New York Times incorrectly reported that two inspectors general in the Department of Justice were seeking a criminal investigation into Hillary Clinton’s bizarre use of a private email server while she served as secretary of state. In truth, the inspectors general were not seeking a […]
Sensible sensitivity
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld doesn’t perform on college campuses anymore. And I can’t say I blame him. In a June appearance on “The Herd with Colin Cowherd,” a show on ESPN radio, Seinfeld revealed his aversion to playing for college crowds: The students, he said, are too politically correct, throwing around PC terms with often reckless […]
Thumbnails:
thumb• nail (thum’nail’) … 2. anything quite small or brief, as a small drawing or short essay Thumbs up to Funtown Splashtown USA, Shuttlebus- Zoom and all the other organizations that welcomed Dylan Dean and his family to Maine. The Dean family appreciated the hospitality shown to them and a message was sent that bullying […]
Readers’ Forum
Wake up Americans. The moral fiber of our country has crumbled to ruin and we have been a part of it and allowed it to happen. The time has come to swing the pendulum back to a time when there was a sense of decency and shame for wrongdoing, a time when abortions and condoms […]
Future of diplomacy is on the line in Iran deal
Over the last week, I have found my mind reaching back – and in this case, it was VERY far back – to that longago era when Americans spoke seriously of peace. Oh, not peace as a bumper slogan or a banner for a march or even as a serious Quaker tenet of the faith. […]
Clean election laws need to be strengthened
I ’m a small business owner in southern Maine and see every day how decisions made by politicians in Augusta and Washington impact my daily life and my bottom-line. Like most Mainers, I want to know that the people we elect to represent us in Augusta and Washington are doing just that – representing us. […]