Where Hillary Clinton is concerned, nothing ever changes. The National Bitch Hunt has been going on for more than 20 years. As a personal matter, the inimitable Camille Paglia set the terms in a long-ago essay in The New Republic portraying Clinton as a “man-woman … bitch goddess,” and “the drag queen of modern politics.” […]

If there is one part of the military code that I think all Americans should live by it is this: Don’t disrespect the office of the president ”“ no matter who is currently residing there. That’s something I have been taught my entire life and something I believe in. In recent times, I have disagreed […]

News that Hillary Clinton exclusively used a private email account to keep secret her communications as Secretary of State should surprise no one. She came to Washington more than 20 years ago determined to keep secrets, and she’s still at it. In 1993, the newly inaugurated President Bill Clinton chose his wife to head his […]

We would like to take the opportunity, at this time, to thank the donors who helped make our Cabin Fever Raffle a success. The donors are as follows: Zuke Builders, Seacoast Energy, White Mountain Hotel and the Biddeford City Theater. We thank these donors for the quality prizes they provided and ask people to keep […]

When George W. Bush was president, many on the left decried the expansion of executive power that he assumed for himself as unconstitutional and the pathway to the country’s demise while those on the right were either silent on the issue or outwardly supportive of the expansion, because he was their president, the leader of […]

If I had a great big banner, and could, I’d hang it clear across Limerick Road in front of the Arundel Town Hall. Why? To recognize the outstanding accomplishments of three young Arundel women, excellent student-athletes all, who have recently become Maine state high school champions. Yes, all three hail from Arundel! Each has gained […]

The charity that is a trifle to us can be precious to others ”“ Homer. The food pantry’s view of Homer’s phrase could be said as follows: The extended hand here offering a can of beans may mean a meal to the one receiving it. Those extended hands of help here mentioned belong to people […]

I used to love Daylight Savings Time. People of a certain vintage (okay; my vintage) who grew up in the quaint age long before the advent of cable TV, hand-held video games, cell phones, text messaging, Facebook, Twitter, Netflix, Snapchat, and similar mind-numbing electronic providers of instant gratification had to satisfy themselves with simple pleasures, […]

The Republican of Springfield (Mass.), March 4: Few public figures have had as much drama attached to their ups and downs as Curt Schilling, the former Red Sox pitcher whose memorable victories, failed video game enterprise and battle with cancer have made him a compelling newsmaker. This week, Schilling delivered one of the best fastballs […]

This is the first of a series of regular monthly columns I’ll be doing for the Journal Tribune. I feel that it is very important to keep in touch with my constituents, and I’d like to thank the Journal Tribune for this wonderful opportunity and for their commitment to keeping its readers informed about the […]