Very few things in the new Manichean America are as clear and easy to understand as the fact the Republican Party is the party of Corporate America. If working-class Americans accidently benefit from their pro-business, deregulation agenda, so be it. But the important thing is to beef up the bottom line whether it hurts consumers, […]

We’ve all experienced it: You’re driving along minding your own business when suddenly someone – often from away – makes a dumb and dangerous maneuver with their car, cutting you off and almost driving you off the road. And then, just for good measure, they give you that universal hand-gesture involving the notorious middle digit. […]

As usual, Maine is going about it all wrong. We can’t cure the problem of our aging population with feeble programs designed to attract more young people. According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Office of Statistical Weirdness, this state is plagued with the largest number of old coots per capita in the United States. I’d […]

Hugo-Vidal namedU.S. Senate Youth Program delegate Virginia Jewel Hugo-Vidal of Gorham High School has been selected as one of two Maine delegates to the 56th annual U.S. Senate Youth Program. Hugo-Vidal and Caroline Baldacci of Bangor will join 104 other students spending a week in Washington, D.C., studying the American legislative system. U.S. Sens. Susan Collins […]

Tips for success The annual Tips for Charity luncheon during the Festival of Trees in 2017 raised $5,475, the most in the 17-year history of the event. Organizer Roberta Morrill said luncheon ticket sales generated $1,430 and tips brought in $4,045. “Many Westbrook citizens, who are either serviced from the Westbrook Food Pantry or the […]

I consume the news on a fairly steady basis and, similarly to how I felt during the Iraq war, I feel far removed from the wave of political protests taking place. Without media reports, would I know that a wave of women is protesting sexual harassment? Would I know that blacks are upset with what […]