Every now and then, something unforeseen and special happens—something that logic or reason would tell you is either impossible or that the odds against it happening are overwhelming. And yet those things occasionally happen and fill us with wonderment. How should we characterize or classify such events? Are they miracles? Flukes? Coincidences? Or do they […]
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Grateful for support of Saco Food Pantry
Editor, Thank you for September and October “The opposite of love is not hate; it’s indifference.” — Elie Wiesel The Saco Food Pantry wants to send its heartfelt thanks to all those who were not indifferent. Our wonderful donors include Jessica Blanchette, Ron and Rachel Bolduc, Elsie and Harold Boudreau, Patricia and David Brountas, Kenneth […]
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David Shribman: Twin pillars of a free society
We occupy the same amendment. The horror inside the Tree of Life synagogue in Squirrel Hill only a week ago cut deeply across our community. The horror was obvious, it was palpable, it was searing, and for many of us here in Pittsburgh, it was profoundly personal. But — lost in the vivid accounts of […]
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Anthony Zurcher: When the Press Fights the President, the President Wins
The East Room of the White House — with its vaulted ceilings, ornate chandeliers and gold curtains — is the closest thing to a throne room the United States has. When set up for a presidential news conference, as it was on Wednesday morning, it is magisterial. The president is announced, and the doors to […]
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Vandalism and Intimidation while campaigning
Editor, In the past I have volunteered for many candidates but this year I volunteered to help a York County candidate in his reelection campaign whose integrity, experience and education I strongly supported. Unfortunately, in this campaign the level of vandalism and intimidation by the opposing candidate’s supporters reached a new low. Of the 20 […]
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Harold Pease: Actually, 14th Amendment prohibits birthright citizenship
Most constitutional experts know that there exists no birthright citizenship in the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. LibertyUnderFire and others have made this case for many years. Unfortunately House Speaker Paul Ryan, represents the class of politicians least informed on this subject when he said, “As a conservative, I’m a believer in following the […]
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Paul Kengor: The Five Bailey Brothers of World War II
Every Veterans Day I attend a parade in the little town of Mercer, Pensylvania. It’s pure Americana: flags, kids, the snow-cone stand, marching bands, local clubs and rotaries, and veterans of wars past processing down the street. Every year, one exhibit always strikes me: a car with a placard announcing the “Five Bailey Brothers.” The […]
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Let us honor our heroes
Editor, “Let us never forget the many men and women who have served our country at the risk of their lives to defend the liberties we enjoy. On Veterans Day, in a special way, we remember those who have paid the supreme sacrifice dying in their service to country. All of these generous men and […]
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Please help Easterseals help Maine veterans
Editor, Just after 5 o’clock on the morning of Nov. 11, 1918, British, French and German officials gathered in a railway car just north of Paris and signed a document which would in effect bring to an end World War I. The war to end all wars was finally over; and yet it wasn’t, because […]
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James Burns: ‘They each did their bit’
My Uncle Carroll Hosbrook’s World War I letters include one written from France on Nov. 11, 1918, now a full century ago. History will honor these American Doughboys, the many thousands who joined General John Pershing’s American Expeditionary Force to secure victory. Uncle Sam was calling them—farm boys from Iowa and Maine, mechanics from Michigan […]
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