The following is a letter from Doug Collins, U.S. House Representative, R-Georgia. Our men and women in the armed forces are facing something that they should never have to face. Christian soldiers are under attack ”“ not just by the bullets and rockets coming from the enemy lines, but by the growing wave of anti-Christian […]

I am of the opinion that we could pay for every college student’s tuition, everyone’s health-related expenses and deductibles, and every elderly person’s nursing home care if we could get control of the runaway spending in this country. On Oct. 22, writer Stephen Dinan of The Washington Times reported that Tom Coburn, Republican senator from […]

It is that time of year again, and Santa Bil’s Workshop needs your help! Some of you know me from being a Biddeford School Board member, some from just around town, and maybe you even heard about Santa Bil’s and the work I do. I want to assure you it takes many volunteers, countless businesses, […]

American workers need a raise, and there’s one simple way to boost incomes at the lower end of the pay scale: Increase the federal minimum wage, which has been stuck at $7.25 an hour since 2009. It’s certainly correct that a growing economy is by far the best way to enhance incomes and living standards. […]

The king is dead. Long live the king. That, aside from being a line in a rip-roarin’ Megadeth tune, is a common enough phrase among nations that have boasted monarchies at one time in their history; it originated in France and became a kind of meme, the antiquated version of silly cat pictures on Instagram. […]

The Providence (R.I.) Journal, Nov. 7: President Obama and Democrats almost everywhere could be forgiven for feeling down this week. While the Democratic Party was expected to suffer tough losses at the ballot box Tuesday, the scale of the defeat was unforeseen. Not only did the Republicans take control of the Senate, but they managed […]

I would like to thank the Old Orchard Beach fire department and police department for all their assistance to me from 2010-12. They came many times as I required many assists at my home at Atlantic Village. The great care and safe way they handled me each time was assuring to me and I felt […]

As a Republican, I worried for a while about the election. Democrats send all their top guns to Maine to elect Mike Michaud governor. Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, Barack Obama, Angus King ”“ they all drew good-sized crowds in Bangor, Scarborough and Portland. Gov. Paul LePage had the prize winner, former first lady […]

There’s no sugarcoating it. Democrats got crushed on Election Day 2014. President Obama, in a press conference on Wednesday, summarized the 2014 election well: “Obviously, Republicans had a good night, and deserve credit for running good campaigns.” He added that the message of the election was that Americans want their elected officials to “work as […]