Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio very recently expressed, publicly anyway, a general unawareness of why mass shootings continue to happen. Like most complicated matters, and this is clearly one, I think there are several contributing factors that may induce a male, often young, to become so anti-social that he kills fellow human beings. In brief, […]

Before we became so enamored with science we believed that miracles were unexplained events that God had a hand in. We used to worship at the altar of Christ, who gave us the 10 Commandments, a moral compass-code to live by. We now worship at the altar of science, whose moral code is corporate profit. […]

I am proud to support Kristen Cloutier for re-election to the Maine State House of Representatives. Kristen works tirelessly to represent her constituents. On numerous occasions, I have either asked for her help myself or have recommended to others that they contact her for assistance. Without exception she has replied promptly and constructively to such […]

Just when I think former President Trump has run out of self-admiring bilge, he opens his mouth again, spouting more. Back in April at a rally in Selma, North Carolina, the man who wrote the book on all-occasion mendacity boasted, “I’ve got to be the cleanest, I think I’m the most honest human being, perhaps, […]

I think it is a very bad time to bond $19 million, when the taxpayers are already at their limit. Another $1,364,000 for unnecessary vehicles is insane. Over $5 million for a fire station is ridiculous. And $850,000 for a fire truck to replace one that is not that old can wait a few more […]

A new crisis, which has been developing for some time, is China having acquired a lot of American farmlands, mainly in the Midwest. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, China today controls about 191,652 acres of U.S. farmlands. I do not think American businesses would be allowed to purchase such farmlands in China. The […]