Anyone who’s been on the roads has seen it: A fellow motorist cuts you off as they change lanes, glides through a red light or pulls out into traffic with barely a glance. Take a second look and it’s easy to tell why: they’re driving while distracted. Cellphones, car radios, GPS units, cargo and passengers […]

“Only a life lived in the service to others is worth living.” — Albert Einstein Those following know the meaning of this quote, as they, with outstretched hands of support, are there saying to those in need, “I am here, let me help.” They are the people, companies and organizations who through their actions live […]

You can lead a kid to vegetables, but you can’t make her eat. Especially if the food doesn’t taste good. That’s what the government found out in the wake of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. I was active in advocating for school lunch reform at the time. The bill became law shortly after […]

Remember when Mitt Romney told a citizen, “Corporations are people, my friend”? This once-false belief was made real by Citizens United ”“ one of the worst-ever Supreme Court decisions in recent times. Because of this judicial ruling, corporations are not only really people ”“ they are also citizens. And as we all learned in Civics […]

Recently, the drinking water of 400,000 Toledo, Ohio residents was fouled by animal waste. With unfettered growth of animal agriculture and ineffective discharge regulations, it will happen again in our own state. The problem has become pervasive. Waste from chicken farms has rendered ocean off the East Coast unfit for fishing. Waste from Midwest cattle […]

Earlier this month, the Food and Drug Administration’s new regulations for “gluten free” labels on packaged foods went into effect, giving consumers peace of mind in knowing that the labels are more than just product promotion. Gluten is a protein found in grains that gives dough its elasticity. According to the American Celiac Disease Alliance, […]

On Sunday, Maine lost a man of kindness, leadership and vision, the Honorable Ed Legg. Ed passed away suddenly Sunday, and left a devoted wife, Ann, four children, several grandchildren, and more colleagues and friends than I can enumerate. He was our friend, neighbor, former representative and our conscience. He always cut through the much […]

Lately, I’ve been seeing a bumper sticker stating, “I’m Ready for Hillary.” A recent column published on this page talked about Hillary Clinton’s failure to balance the books on the nonprofit globalist group, the Clinton Global Initiative, which has raised more than $492 million since its inception in 1997. There have been many questions raised […]

As a news story, the economy has been overshadowed lately by war abroad, a border crisis at home, and the escalating fight between President Obama and congressional Republicans on a variety of fronts. But in the long run of presidential politics, the economy is still pretty much the only story that really matters, and, while […]

The Telegram & Gazette of Worcester (Mass.), July 24: It has become fashionable to vilify Kansas-based Koch Industries, Inc., a privately held multinational that earns its billions in energy, manufacturing and trading, and whose heads, brothers Charles and David H. Koch, are not shy about using their wealth to lobby for their favored politicians and […]