Keep the circus going inside you, keep it going, don’t take anything too seriously, it’ll all work out in the end. — David Niven, British actor (born this date in 1910, died 1983)
2018
Dirigo Needed On Gun Sanity
The majority of Americans favor more gun control, but not the majority of Mainers. At least not at last head count by way of 2016’s Ballot Question 3, which simply wanted to widen background checks to all gun purchases. Over 27,000 Maine voters tipped the scales to defeat the measure. That was then and this […]
Congress Should Make Relief Permanent
The first year of the Trump administration saw remarkable accomplishments on both tax and regulatory relief, with fundamental tax reform for the first time in decades and the massive regulatory onslaught of the Obama years stopped and reversed. With wages rising and the economy strengthening, the most important priority for Congress in 2018 should be […]
Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: My husband loaned a “dear friend” some money a year ago. She has yet to pay back a penny. When I ask him about it, he gets mad and tells me it’s none of my business. I have hinted to her about some large bills that we have to pay, to no avail. […]
Pierre A. Tougas
Pierre A. Tougas, 82, of Naples, FL, passed away after a long illness on Friday, February 23, 2018. He is survived by his beloved wife of 58 years, Rebecca J. Tougas of Naples; his children, John Tougas, Sarah Sandak; two sisters, Suzanne Baker and Cecile Nix, and three grandchildren, Kai, Taiyo and Adam. Pete was […]
Major storm to bring feet of snow to Calif. mountains
SAN FRANCISCO Motorists were warned to stay off Northern California mountain roads as a major winter storm was expected to bring heavy snowfall, powerful winds and torrential rains at lower elevations today. Meanwhile, predictions of widespread showers across the southern end of the state raised concern about flash flooding near wildfire burn scars later in […]