Dinesh D’Souza’s “America” was not what I was expecting. In the promotions for the documentary, D’Souza states, “America. Imagine what the world would be like without her.” It was a fascinating concept to me, to see one person’s interpretation of what the world would look like if America had never existed (perish the thought). At […]

Our daughter Tess played soccer from the time she was a little girl until she got to college. Prior to her taking up the sport, I had little or no interest in the game. Then we lived the devoted lives of soccer moms and dads through travel team to premier and high school varsity soccer. […]

I usually read Edgar Allen Beem’s rants every week and most times I disagree with him. The July 10 rant got me wondering why Beem doesn’t get his facts correct before he spews forth. First: House Republicans have put forward many bills to solve problems, but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has blocked them all. […]

In response to the sanctimonious criticism of Julie McDonald-Smith by James A. Pierce of Portland in your July 16 edition, Pierce should also consider taking his boss’ advice to another level and make sure his “load of ammunition” in “the war of wits” isn’t fired in the dark. I would love to see the topics […]

As an independent, I welcomed the addition of a conservative view to the Opinion page. Unfortunately, I feel the need to join the growing chorus of readers requesting the end to this failed experiment with Julie McDonald-Smith. McDonald-Smith’s column about teaching children what it means to be an American is yet another example of her […]