The Saco Citizens for Sensible Taxes recently held its regular monthly meeting with Superintendent of Schools Mike Pulsifer. Also in attendance were Mayor Don Pilon, City Councilors Kevin Roche, David Precourt and Betty Brunswick, and school board member Stan Mozden. Pulsifer did an excellent job of explaining the new school budget and his efforts at […]

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: Khaleej Times, Dubai, on the recent ruling by U.S. Supreme Court: The latest ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court, striking down “aggregate limits” relating to political campaign funding has led to a complete reversal of contribution laws, enacted in the aftermath of Watergate […]

When it comes to the politics of Obamacare, there’s really only one question that matters: How many Americans are benefiting from the new health care system, and how many are hurting? Problem is, we know more about the first part of the question than the second. Obamacare’s advocates have pushed hard against Republican attempts to […]

Maine’s economy continues to grow, and once again that growth is being led by the aviation industry. The latest example is great news for York County. Pratt & Whitney recently announced expansion plans for its Wells Road manufacturing plant in North Berwick, following word that the company has been awarded a $1 billion jet engine […]

On April 4, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed into law a bill unanimously passed by the House of Delegates and the Senate, which turns outdoor areas on the state’s public college and university campuses into what the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, or FIRE, calls “public forums.” In other words, student speech will not […]

Racism is an incendiary word. It should be used carefully and cautiously. But when racism does appear, it should be identified and indicted. That brings up two questions: Are Democrats correct in saying that Republican opposition to immigration reform is fueled partly by racism? Are they playing the race card for political reasons? The answer […]

        thumb”¢nail (thum’nail’)         …2. anything quite small or brief,         as a small drawing or short essay Thumbs up to all the runners who are participating in the Boston Marathon this year, and to those who are supporting them. It’s hard to believe it’s already been a year since the iconic […]