I write to bring attention to the media and its contribution to the renewed anger and division in this country. The media categorizes people, putting them in their place. Why is it necessary to point out ethnics or gender while writing a story about someone? For example, President Barack Obama was always referred to as […]

The New Gloucester Board of Selectmen will soon decide whether or not to abolish the town committee responsible for putting on candidate forums, allowing voters to ask questions directly of candidates and hear their answers in a live event. At their last meeting, a discussion of whether or not to put money in the town […]

The sanctity of life itself is under attack in America. Lives are being bartered about like so much corn, beans or rice. People’s lives are being treated as a commodity, to be traded on the open market. The insidious nature of health care delivery being associated with a for-profit business means we, ourselves, are just […]