Republican Eric Greitens, a candidate for Missouri’s open U.S. Senate seat, shocked viewers with a new online political ad in June 2022 that encouraged his supporters to go “RINO hunting.” Appearing with a shotgun and a smirk, Greitens leads the hunt for RINOs, shorthand for the derisive “Republicans In Name Only.” Along with armed soldiers, […]

In the Tuesday, July 5 edition of The Times Record, Professor Held was very critical of recent US Supreme Court decisions (“Self-serving psychology of Supreme Court”). That is her right under the 1st Amendment. However, in the last paragraph of her Opinion piece, she stated: “Our Justices must serve the American people, not themselves.” That […]

Despite broad public skepticism, Joe Biden continues to push for the adoption of renewable energy at the expense of traditional sources, like petroleum and natural gas. Biden’s ongoing hostility to the conventional energy mix is a major reason the price we pay at the pump is rapidly becoming unaffordable for many American families. Meanwhile, the […]

Another week, another young Black man killed by police. Last week, 25-year-old Jayland Walker was pulled over by police in Akron, Ohio for supposed traffic and other vehicle violations. He drove off with police in pursuit, eventually fled from his car, then ran on foot. Eight police officers proceeded to shoot and kill him, showering […]

Boris Johnson, the now outgoing prime minister of the United Kingdom, had wanted to follow in the footsteps of his idol Winston Churchill and be remembered as a leader of consequence. He aspired to greatness and desired to stay in office longer than the 11 years enjoyed by Conservative icon Margaret Thatcher. It wasn’t to […]

Despite a few points in her testimony in dispute, the narrative laid out by former White House assistant Cassidy Hutchinson concerning the events of Jan. 6, 2021, presents a chilling portrait of a furious president desperately clinging to power surrounded by advisers offering outlandish legal theories to block the certification of Joe Biden as president. […]

Senate commits suicide by filibuster, leaving Court the lawmaker

The 2022 Texas Republican Party Platform was apparently written by a bunch of drunk cowboys who had met at a Houston bar and decided, “Let’s write what we really want to have happen. Plus it will be fun to watch the media uproar. And own the libs.” Here’s but a sample of that fetid stew […]

Regarding Mr. Golek’s letter in the July 6 edition (“Another take on Brunswick crosswalk“), it was my June letter to which he referred to in his piece (“Topsham shouldn’t follow Brunswick’s crosswalk example“). Painting all of Maine Street’s crosswalks various colors would be attractive to tourists no doubt. Sadly I fear they would also be […]