I support traditional marriage, but never believed I would have to make such a preposterous statement in my lifetime.

Bain Capitol, whose former CEO is Mitt Romney, is in the process of closing a factory in Freeport, Ill., and sending this plant and jobs to China, as reported Oct. 19 on MSNBC News.

I thought marriage was a church thing, a religious institution. Hence, I got married in a church. Marriage was based on something spiritual, personal and taught in the Bible. I don’t remember how or what the government had to do with it then, but I vaguely remember going to city hall for something.

Early in this election cycle, I had the privilege to meet Pamela Boivin, Democratic candidate for House District 83.

I have to respond to Margie Thibault’s Oct. 17 letter regarding “wants and needs” of taxpayer funded subsidies.

There’s a science called cybernetics. It teaches that any organism or machine needs a thermostat if it is to survive. Thermostats provide negative feedback.