In his Dec. 21 column, “Janet Mills puts ICE cold ambition on display,” Jim Fossel accuses Gov. Janet Mills, who’s running for Senate, of ambition. Why is ambition a negative only when applied to female candidates? The same edition has a lengthy article about Graham Platner, who, despite zero political experience, is also running for […]

In the Nov. 20 issue, columnist Douglas Rooks asks why, in the face of the recent crisis of funding our health care system, we do not consider fundamental changes (“In shutdown’s wake, a golden opportunity for nationalized health care“). We have the most expensive system in the world, but our health indices are near the […]

I have ridden my motorcycle back and forth across Canada-USA border areas for the past 10 years, coast to coast. Many of the American roads I have taken are fantastic motorcycle rides. Love them. Want to come back, ride them again. Miss them. Miss all the campsite fireside chats with fellow campers. Miss those friendly, […]