The Connecticut Post of Bridgeport, Nov. 6: The grassroots movement for action on gun safety legislation, necessary because Congress has lacked the will, won significantly in the state of Washington this week. In a state where one-third of the households own guns, a resounding 60 percent voted to approve Initiative 594 that requires background […]

Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, Sr.,, had a childhood dream of becoming a physician. Growing up in a single-parent home and being challenged by dire poverty, poor grades, a horrible temper, and a low self-esteem appeared to preclude the realization of that dream, until his mother, with only a third-grade education, challenged her sons to strive […]

President Obama did something extraordinary, perhaps unprecedented, in his news conference immediately after the midterm elections: He claimed a mandate on behalf of voters who didn’t vote. “To everyone who voted, I want you to know that I hear you,” the president said. “To the two-thirds of voters who chose not to participate in the […]

Again it is necessary to translate the liberal jargon of the controlled media into words that the average reader can easily understand. In the article “Joy, dismay as 2 sides assess gay marriage rulings,” one reads the words of the ACLU (American Communist Lawyers Union ”“ my assessment) representative, “that uphold fairness for all families.” […]

We are coming into the season of oodles of shopping. Although I am not a “shopper,” I must admit I do like buying gifts for my 11 year-old daughter, Olivia. Many of us reflexively go to the mall or big box stores for much of our holiday shopping, because we think we will get a […]

This nation’s leading rescuer of the First Amendment arguing before the Supreme Court, attorney Floyd Abrams, now warns of another rising danger. Speaking on Oct. 23 at the 15th anniversary of FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education), he warned the only organization as actively devoted to the First Amendment as he is about the […]

The last of the six seasons I served as head coach of a high school boys sub-varsity soccer team was by anyone’s yardstick an unqualified success. Composed primarily of ninth- and 10th-graders, the squad won all 13 games they played, 10 by shutout. We averaged nearly four goals per match, a number that would have […]

We’re still a week and a half away from handing out Gold Balls to the Maine high school football state champions, but one thing has already become clear: York County is at the epicenter of the high school football world in this state. No fewer than five teams from Maine’s southernmost county ”“ Thornton Academy, […]

Which Republican party will show up on Capitol Hill in January, when the GOP assumes control of the Senate? Will it be the party of “yes,” which takes responsibility for being part of the governing process? Or will it be the party of “no,” which simply opposes anything President Obama favors? How Republicans answer that […]