Today is Friday, Nov. 18, the 323rd day of 2016. There are 43 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History On Nov. 18, 1966, U.S. Roman Catholic bishops issued a Pastoral Statement on Penance and Abstinence, which did away with the rule against eating meat on Fridays outside of Lent. On this date […]

It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument. — William G. McAdoo, American government official (1863-1941)

Here we are a little over a week following the 2016 election and nationally we still have two sides divided over the outcome and many can’t believe what has happened in front of their eyes. You want to know what I can’t believe has happened in front of my eyes? It has happened right here […]

Many people, mostly on the losing side of the election, are hopelessly looking for the reasons Trump and the Republicans won. They want to blame somebody. The reasons why the election turned out as it did were clear well before the voting began. Weeks ago in this space, I discussed two key elements of the […]

When I realized that Donald Trump was elected the next President of the United States I was completely overcome with anger. As I started to cry, I was filled with an intense hatred towards anyone who could vote for someone who so blatantly challenged the values I passionately hold. As I crazily scoured the internet, […]

Thanksgivings at Grandmaw and Grandpaw’s house in Kearny, New Jersey top my list of fall memories. Grandmaw (my dad’s mother) was a fine cook, unlike my own mother who couldn’t heat up string beans or canned corn without burning them. (But she could write a mean limerick and a lyrical poem!) In addition to creating […]

Recount Will Waste Money So the anti-marijuana coalition named Mainers Protecting our Youth and Communities wants to spend another half million dollars of our tax dollars to recount the results of Proposition 1. It seems that they are so biased against marijuana that they don’t mind the cost to themselves and the rest of us. […]