“May you live in interesting times,” has often been identified as a Chinese curse. I say amen to that, because these are very, very interesting times. When did the level of drama involving women’s rights, politics and religion ever reach such heights? All three at the same time? Not since women’s suffrage; not since the […]
Jim Keough
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Students restoring pride in America
I love guns. I look at them the same way that some people look at paintings. I admire their craftsmanship and design. Things like a schnabel forend, twin barrels, or just the simplicity of a break-down single barrel merits my wonder and appreciation. It distresses me to see the mess the National Rifle Association has […]
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LePage at odds with history
Plainly, Gov. Paul LePage will never be a historian. He has become a victim of the great Confederate myth — a myth started shortly after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Much of its roots can be traced to the invasion of disreputable carpetbaggers. Slavery has always been the issue. The war exposed evils, particularly […]
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Con-men politicians
I am an American. I want my vote counted. I have listened to the reasons why some politicians don’t want my vote counted, and I am reminded of what the con artist replied when asked if his conscience bothered him after lying and cheating to so many people. He answered, “You can’t cheat an honest […]
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Retirees like being in Maine
Gov. Paul LePage has left me wondering if he knows what he is talking about. I have read a number of times about his complaint that Maine has the oldest population of any state in the union. I am 78 and take his rantings personal. LePage says Maine needs the young and smart. Of course […]
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Question 3 ill conceived
As a senior citizen, I sometimes think the world has gone crazy. The reason is simply that there are a lot of well-meaning people who advocate what they think is the remedy for some social ill when they haven’t stopped to consider the whole story. A good example of such behavior involves referendum Question 3, […]