Christmas Eve, 10 p.m. Almost everything was closed, except a fried chicken restaurant in Union Plaza. My wife and I ordered some chicken. When I reached for my wallet, I found my pocket empty, the wallet sitting home on the dresser. Embarrassed, I explained to the young man behind the counter that I had no […]

Sen. Susan Collins and Rep. Bruce Poliquin approved the recent tax bill to put U.S. taxpayers on the hook for what the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates will be a $1.4 trillion deficit. What is it we are paying for? Welfare for corporations and the wealthiest in our community, whose tax rates will be slashed. […]

When did “alternative facts” become the new normal for American journalism? It began in 1985, when Australian media magnate Rupert Murdoch infected the U.S. market with his British tabloid brand of pseudo-journalism. He started with the New York Post, bought 20th Century Fox, started Fox News, and the age of weaponized propaganda began. George Orwell […]