Boris Johnson, the now outgoing prime minister of the United Kingdom, had wanted to follow in the footsteps of his idol Winston Churchill and be remembered as a leader of consequence. He aspired to greatness and desired to stay in office longer than the 11 years enjoyed by Conservative icon Margaret Thatcher. It wasn’t to […]

Despite a few points in her testimony in dispute, the narrative laid out by former White House assistant Cassidy Hutchinson concerning the events of Jan. 6, 2021, presents a chilling portrait of a furious president desperately clinging to power surrounded by advisers offering outlandish legal theories to block the certification of Joe Biden as president. […]

Senate commits suicide by filibuster, leaving Court the lawmaker

The 2022 Texas Republican Party Platform was apparently written by a bunch of drunk cowboys who had met at a Houston bar and decided, “Let’s write what we really want to have happen. Plus it will be fun to watch the media uproar. And own the libs.” Here’s but a sample of that fetid stew […]

Regarding Mr. Golek’s letter in the July 6 edition (“Another take on Brunswick crosswalk“), it was my June letter to which he referred to in his piece (“Topsham shouldn’t follow Brunswick’s crosswalk example“). Painting all of Maine Street’s crosswalks various colors would be attractive to tourists no doubt. Sadly I fear they would also be […]

Tampons have become the latest household product to fall foul of supply chain issues. Reports of a scarcity of the menstrual product, used by millions of women in the U.S., have combined with general inflationary pressure on the price of goods to create cost and access barriers. The Conversation asked Marni Sommer, an expert on […]

My days at Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program are dashed with spontaneity. Who will I meet today? I never know. Through MCHPP, I have met kids attending summer camp, a former firefighter, a healthcare worker, a retired military official, and Mister “Yah Baby” – an enthusiastic delivery driver who makes sure to yell out an […]