We have arrived at the point where the utter tedium and desperation of personal attacks against President Barack Obama about his life story and his loyalty are no longer news. The histrionics have shed their ability to shock. Most right-minded Americans — ethically speaking, not ideologically speaking — have moved on. But occasionally the insults […]

Let’s face it, Maine is a poor state. That is a big advantage for some industries, and a big disadvantage for our population. Most people living here are not expecting to drink from the money stream that flows in and around Washington, D.C., and other power centers, but to exist in a pleasing, relatively unspoiled, […]