A few years before I was born, scientists successfully split the atom and ushered in what was called the Atomic Age. They said it would lead to unlimited human achievement and progress. In the late 1960s, a small group of men flew to the moon, landed on its surface and then returned safely to earth. […]

We urge everyone to be aware of the unique position Maine is in. It has the highest median age (we’re the oldest) of any state in the country and one in three retired Mainers have no source of income except for Social Security. For these reasons, it is important to be aware of what is […]

What do terrorists want? According to the CIA or some other equally reliable but possibly fictional government agency, every dangerous fanatic – from Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh to South Carolina church shooter Dylann Roof to Boston Marathon creepo Dzhokhar Tsarnaev – wanted exactly the same thing: Food stamps. Apparently, killing innocent people for hazy […]

A few years before I was born, scientists successfully split the atom and ushered in what was called the Atomic Age. They said it would lead to unlimited human achievement and progress. In the late 1960s, a small group of men flew to the moon, landed on its surface and then returned safely to earth. […]