Remember a few years ago when term limits were all the rage? The idea was that every few election cycles, politicians would have to run for a different office or go back home to steal money the old-fashioned way, by lobbying or lawyering. If term limits are such a good idea for politicians, why aren’t […]
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Byron York: How Democrats came to love ‘coequal’
The divided government of 2019 is a mirror image of the divided government of 2011. Back then, Democrats controlled the White House and Senate, while Republicans had recently taken control of the House with a big victory in the 2010 midterm elections. Today, Republicans control the White House and Senate, while Democrats have recently taken […]
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Mel Gurtov: The Shame of the One Percent continues
Speaking at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Sir David Attenborough called on government and business leaders to support, with practical plans, “United Nations decisions on climate change, sustainable development, and a new deal for nature.” “What we do now, and in the next few years, will profoundly affect the next few thousand […]
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Andy Young: Even for childhood heroes, it’s still a certainty
Two hundred thirty years ago 83-year-old Benjamin Franklin confided in a letter to his friend Jean-Baptiste Leroy, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Today as in 1789 death is a part of life, albeit the last part. Last year saw the departures of, among others, George and Barbara […]
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Biddeford Rising: Restoring the Lincoln Mill Clock Tower
Editor, With Biddeford rising, what about the Lincoln Mill clock tower rising too? Majestic in its beauty, a feat of architecture and engineering, forces in the community tried to save it from ruin. Before it was cut down before its time, I heard that four men tried to restore it. They spent a month fixing […]
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Two sides to every story
Editor, Columnist Gordon Weil is correct in observing that the Texas-based Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is the preferred venue for conservative causes, but he failed to mention that bastion of partisan, liberal rulings: the California-based Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Whenever liberals object to acts of Congress or the executive policies of a Republican […]
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Saco Food Pantry thankful for donors
Editor, “Love is not patronizing and charity isn’t about pity, it is about love. Charity and love are the same — with charity you give love, so don’t just give money but reach out your hand instead.” Mother Teresa We thank those who donated to the Saco Food Pantry in November and December – showing love […]
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Melissa Martin: Mercy killings or playing God?
The airwaves are buzzing with the story about an Ohio hospital and doctor. And deceased patients. Death by fentanyl. Incompetence or negligence? Intentional to reduce prolonged suffering? Euthanasia is not legal in the United States. Physician-assisted death is not legal in Ohio. However, Ohio State Senator Charleta Tavares (D-Columbus) introduced SB 249, Ohio Aid in […]
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Gordon Weil: Some courts partisan, but good judges avoid politics
Chief Justice John Roberts says federal judges are not political. They are nonpartisan umpires of disputes under the law. Or, in fact, do federal judges create law for partisan reasons, when they should limit their judgments to simply following the law? The answer is a firm “maybe.” Conservatives want judges to uphold the existing law […]
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Gary Scott Smith: Finding the ‘City on a Hill’
One of the most widely employed metaphors in today’s American political discourse is that the United States is a “city on a hill.” Especially popularized by Ronald Reagan, this phrase (taken from Matthew chapter 5) has been used by countless politicians, journalists, and historians in recent decades to describe America’s mission in the world. Its origin is John […]
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