Three teens were killed in Guilford Saturday. The car they were in skidded off the road and hit a tree.On Dec. 12, two teens were killed in Old Town when their car backed out of a driveway and was hit by a pulp truck.Five Maine teens killed in a span of 10 days.Dozens more were […]

AUSTIN – Damn, it is hard to kill a bad idea. And this one is so rank that if Osama bin Laden had come up with it, we’d be forced to admit it was a stroke of genius: how to infuriate our allies, cause an explosion of anti-American paranoia and encourage terrorism, all in one […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Here’s my dilemma: Do I want a $169.95 (plus $19.95 for an extra battery) radio-controlled, 28-inch scale model of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle?Or do I crave a $210 Harley-Davidson “Motorcycle Ride-on” miniature bike (in either black or pink) for kids? Each comes “with fender tip details, realistic headlight and exhaust pipes and saddle […]

For most people, holiday shopping is a chore that we can now call complete. Except for the last minute shoppers, packages are purchased and wrapped.If it was like any other year, shopping for Christmas 2002 was a mix of headaches and pleasantries. Of waiting in line and finding just the right gift to create a […]

Democrats are obsessed with who’ll top their ticket in 2004, but depressing news from urban school districts suggests they ought to be worrying about their union supporters, too.In New York, new schools chief Joel Klein just announced an innovative plan to give top principals bonuses of up to $25,000 a year to take on the […]

It seems impossible at this time of year to cram one more thing into what for many of us is an incredibly busy schedule.But now that the presents are wrapped, the cookies are baked and friends and family begin to gather, pause for just a few moments to reflect upon the true spirit of the […]

On Christmas Day, it will be 20 years since Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” album debuted on the pop charts. Twenty years since the rules changed, 20 years since the record book was rewritten, 20 years since the onset of a globe-straddling phenomenon.And 20 years since Michael Jackson disappeared.I know what you’re saying. “What do you mean, […]

Forgiveness and trust are two different things.Forgiveness can be granted freely to the person who makes a mistake, recognizes it, and seriously wants to make amends. People who have been wronged sometimes try to make the person who does wrong earn forgiveness, but that misses the point. To forgive someone is to say, “I’m not […]

Circumstances have changed since Republican senators elected Sen. Trent Lott as their Majority Leader 10 days after the November congressional elections. Lott’s seemingly nostalgic remarks about Sen. Strom Thurmond’s days as a segregationist 1948 presidential candidate have created a political predicament that has yet be resolved, despite Lott’s repeated apologies and contrition.The Senate’s No. 2 […]

We would urge Doug Taylor and his Jesus Party followers to reconsider their decision to personally confront the white supremacists who plan to visit Lewiston on Jan. 11.However, we know he will not.We would ask Taylor and his followers to join the thousands of other community people who plan to stage a demonstration of affirmation […]