The campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination may be without competition, but it is not without interest. There is the question about how former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton performs on the campaign trail. There is the matter of how she bears up to relentless criticism from the huge Republican field. There are the […]

These days, people consistently oppose any proposed tax increases by the federal or state government. Candidates rally support by promising to cut taxes. If that’s true, the amount of money governments take out of people’s pockets ought to be going down or at least remaining the same. In Maine, the governor has led the drive […]

All across York County, word is going out on the need for sponsors for those suffering from addiction. Anyone in recovery knows that these are progressive and fatal diseases. Any sober person knows that these diseases, just like cancer, can only be arrested, never fully cured. The 12-step program for recovery as laid out in […]

In York County and throughout the state, it’s budget time. This is the time when budget boards receive requests from municipal department heads for what they need/want in the coming year that will allow them to do their jobs to the best of their abilities. For instance, a fire department requests a new fire truck, […]

Almost eight years ago now ”“ man, has it been that long? ”“ I was walking down St. Hubert Street in Montreal, Canada, wondering why in the name of Pete there was a strip club sandwiched between a cigar shop and a Foot Locker. Maybe, I thought, it was so professionals in the business district […]

President Obama faces a big selling job: pushing massive trade deals, now nearing conclusion with Asia and Europe, through a recalcitrant Congress. The facts are on his side. The U.S. is the world’s largest trading nation. Exports support more than 11 million good jobs, which pay about 18 percent above the national average. Public opinion […]

It’s scary and it knocks the breath out of you.” Maggie Karner is not unrealistic or “romantic” about death and dying. And she should know. “It takes a long time to come to terms with a disease ”“ especially a terminal illness. And then you start thinking; ”˜OK, this is the new me. This is […]

The Republican of Springfield (Mass.), April 16: Prepare to hear a litany of tales of atrocities perpetrated by the tyrannical Castro regime in Cuba over the last half-century. Many of them are even likely to be true. The stories will be told by those who believe that the White House is wrong to remove Cuba […]