It’s the friends you can call up at 4 a.m. that matter. — Marlene Dietrich, German-born actress (1901-1992)

The news that Sen. Susan Collins had ignored the wishes of the majority of Mainers on the recent Senate tax cut bill underscored just how far the greed and lack of care for the working people of this nation has gone. The overwhelming evidence that the gap between the rich and poor is growing (about […]

At this festive time of year, it is good to remember those who will probably never again personally experience “city sidewalks, busy sidewalks, dressed in holiday style.” Individuals who are fortunate enough not to have close relatives in nursing homes may feel that they have “dodged a bullet” and can unashamedly concentrate on “me me […]

In 1790, the first successful cotton mill in the United States began operating at Pawtucket, Rhode Island. In 1812, German authors Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published the first volume of the first edition of their collection of folk stories, “Children’s and Household Tales.” In 1860, South Carolina became the first state to secede from the […]