Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo has joined Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in opposition to fluoride in the water supply. Dr. Ladapo cites controversial studies that claim the additive poses a risk to developing brains.
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Maine Trust for Local News could use your help
For about a decade, around Thanksgiving, what is now the Maine Trust for Local News has published the Mainers To Be Thankful For issue. This year, readers submitted over 50 people to consider for the annual feature. I’m sure many, if not all, deserve the nomination. But as I read the profiles of the 10 […]
Rich Lowry: Why we love rockets
The tests of Starship, the world’s largest and most powerful rocket, are the latest iteration of Musk’s approach of rapid innovation toward the goal of sending men to the moon again, and then Mars. It is an expression of a basic human instinct for exploration and adventure, with the rocket as its symbol and vehicle.
Carl Sheline: ‘From all of us here in Lewiston, thank you so much’
This Thanksgiving, what follows our grief is gratitude. Gratitude for these letters of concern and sympathy that let us know that we are far from alone.
Clarence Page: Trump’s kakistocracy invites possible catastrophe
My guess is that the new currency of the term has much to do with Trump’s first wave of cabinet nominees for his second administration.
Froma Harrop: Recalling the jihad against Martha Stewart
She was tenacious. So, what? Male executives wore that badge proudly. This woman built a business empire based on creating artistic cheese trays and making wreaths from dry leaves. Try that, Elon Musk.
Rich Lowry: The age of whispered conversations
Surveys show that Americans are now afraid of speaking their minds, and for good reason. Livelihoods and reputations can be destroyed by an ill-considered comment or social media post, so the vast majority of people keep their heads down, even if they are mystified or appalled by what they are witnessing.
Austin Bay: Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon fix-it list
Based on what he’s done in battle as well as said on the record, Hegseth understands the Pentagon’s Job One is fielding an American military that is stronger, better prepared and deadlier than any other military on the planet.
Cal Thomas: To vet or not to vet
Suggestions that the Senate and House should adjourn for 10 days to allow president-elect Trump’s nominees to sail through without hearings is a bad idea that could come back to haunt Trump, his administration and the public.
Clarence Page: How Democrats let a rising generation of supporters slip away
As hard as it may be for Democrats to admit, Donald Trump made a more persuasive case to those outside the monoculture.