At its most basic level, Hillary Clinton’s polling problem is pretty simple: Everybody knows her. When a poll reveals that, say, 20 percent of voters have a favorable impression of Candidate A, and 30 percent have an unfavorable impression, and 50 percent don’t know enough to have any impression ”“ well, it’s not great news, […]

The Republican of Springfield (Mass.), June 2: Imagine trying to explain rap music to an opera buff. One could begin with the violence. There is, after all, an awful lot of it. There are tales of death and destruction and threats of more to come. From there, one might move on to describe stories of […]

I saw on the news that the euro is down compared to the dollar. “Europe,” they said, “is on sale. Tourists are flocking there to take advantage of the favorable exchange rate.” Then they showed an American woman shopping for shoes. “They’re a bargain,” she said. Yes, a bargain. Where else could she possibly have […]

We women have it tough. I don’t have to tell any of you that. We’ve especially got it tough in the morning. Because of what society dictates, most of the time we’ve got to get up hours earlier than our male colleagues. Do our makeup. Pluck, push this in and push that out. Pick out […]

When it comes to young people acquiring skills, knowledge, and the ability to use them, there are no unimportant days, weeks or months. Learning is an ongoing process; there’s just no telling when something will take place inside or outside of a classroom that will spark a life-impacting epiphany ”“ or perhaps even trigger a […]

It is definitely too early to be paying much attention to the 2016 presidential campaign, with the election 17 months away. But Washington seems blocked by partisan deadlock with the conflict between a Democratic president and Republican Congress as the focal point. So we naturally focus on the future. Without handicapping the candidates, it may […]

Kennebunk students urge ”˜Yes’ vote on renovations We, as representatives of the student body, feel compelled to voice the opinion of many residing students and alumni of Kennebunk High School. After the failed attempt of the Capital Renovation Referendum in January of 2014, the upcoming vote on June 9 is vital for our community. Our […]

If Hillary Clinton becomes the first woman president, she’ll have to do it with the votes of fellow females, particularly younger white women. When Clinton ran against Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination in 2008, both were trying to make history: he as the first nonwhite president, she as the first nonmale. Only one could […]