I invite all area Republicans to participate in the upcoming Maine Republican Convention at Cross Center, Bangor, on April 25-26. The website to visit is www.mainegop.com/convention and the telephone number is 622-6247. If you want government off of your back and out of your wallet, if you are taxed too much already, if you want […]

To everyone who came to the recent AMVETS Post 1 White Clover benefit breakfast, we sincerely thank you ”“ and apologize as well. Why apologize? Simply put, you overwhelmed our kitchen crew. As many of you already know, our breakfasts are not prepared in advance and placed under heat lamps; each breakfast is cooked fresh […]

Access to safe, effective birth control has been a key component to women’s liberation in the past few decades. The ability to protect against pregnancy and/or plan for motherhood has given women access to a much wider world of life choices than ever before, from their intimate relationships to their careers. Restricting access to birth […]

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad:  Khaleej Times, Dubia, on Maduro’s call to the U.S.: Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is unrelenting in playing to the gallery. The man who revels in his past profession as a bus driver has kept his political opponents on the edge, and left the […]

On Jan. 30, the Senate Judiciary Committee passed the Smarter Sentencing Act. The bipartisan bill addresses the problem created by mandatory sentences. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., summarized the problem: “Once seen as a strong deterrent, these mandatory sentences have too often been unfair, fiscally irresponsible and a threat to public safety. Given tight budgets and […]

The Biddeford Republican Caucus, held on Feb. 1 at the J. Richard Martin Community Center, was very successful. The Biddeford Republican City Committee has been formed for 2014 and 2015 with four positions on the board filled and they are as follows: Frank Novotny, retired U. S. Army Captain, is chairman; Marc Worrell, former chairman, […]

After a long, bumpy road, the final word has been spoken on the dispute between York County Commissioners and the county budget committee ”“ hopefully. A York County Superior Court judge ruled recently that the York County Budget Committee must be free to work independently of the commissioners, voiding their censure. The judge also ruled […]

Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: The Star-Ledger, Newark, N.J., on the nation’s flood insurance program being broken: In an act of compassion, the government will postpone reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program. Premiums skyrocketed beyond anyone’s expectations, and still-suffering Hurricane Sandy victims faced being priced out of […]

I visited Lousiana recently to do some reporting on Sen. Mary Landrieu’s bid to win a fourth term in a tough political year. But before heading to the key parishes that will determine Landrieu’s fate this November, I stopped by New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward to see how rebuilding efforts are faring nearly nine years […]