The Republican Party is reviving the rhetoric of the McCarthyism era to accuse Democrats of being communists. This would be laughable except that many people will swallow the bait. In fact, the party becoming more communist-like is the Republican Party. Communism is defined as a classless, stateless society where private property is abolished. Instead of […]

On a recent trip to St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, I noticed the major highways had two sets of high fences along the major highway. One was immediately adjacent to the road, another about 40 or 50 feet away. These fences seemed at least 10 feet high. The function of these fences did not occur […]

Where, oh where is Jim Fossel? For two weeks I have searched for his column in despair. Writing as a mostly Democratic voter, I protest this disappearance. His was a well-written, well-considered commentary which, though often exciting my disagreement, spoke to thought — something badly needed these days when most opinions are based on emotional […]

I will have the Supreme Court on my mind when I cast my vote in November. The recent Supreme Court rulings are disturbing; some of the justices are clearly making decisions based on politics, not the Constitution. Recently, the Supreme Court significantly expanded presidential powers, upending 91 years of precedence by allowing the president to […]

The “Of Town and Country” history and storytelling event, hosted July 1 by Atlantic Hall at Kennebunkport, the Brick Store Museum and the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust, left me thinking that a community that keeps faith with its past is a community that can still be shaped by it. The evening was meant to celebrate local […]