When the Federal Reserve was created in 1913, the United States had a constitutional money system of gold and silver. Since then, the Federal Reserve created paper money as debt. This brought about creating money out of thin air. How is this money created? When the U.S. government wants to spend another billion dollars that […]

Just the other day, while watching the news with the boss and vice boss (Mom and Dad, in that order), I overheard about how our governor apologized for an earlier statement he made. When I heard what he said, I gasped in horror and anger. Admittedly, I know very little as to who or what […]

I just left the meeting that picked the Democratic Party’s nominee for district attorney. I am not a political person, but I went with an open mind to hear both candidates at the request of a close friend. Without question, Alan Kelley was the better person to protect us and our families from people who […]

I have read with concern news accounts that describe extraordinarily offensive comments made by Gov. Paul LePage in discussing the Internal Revenue Service’s role in administering provisions of the Affordable Care Act. The employees of the IRS are among the most dedicated and hardworking in the federal government. LePage’s comments are disturbing on so many […]

During his tenure, Gov. Paul LePage has called protesters who disagree with him “idiots,” called the NAACP a “special-interest group,” told women not to worry about growing “little beards,” and now has compared the IRS to the Gestapo. Although LePage did not receive a majority of votes in the gubernatorial election, he is now the […]

The cost of fossil fuels is being felt in our weather, a cost not borne directly by the user, but passed on to all the life forms indiscriminateley. Energy Star thinks an appliance is efficient at 86 percent. My hot-water heater from China is 240 percent efficient, yet only cost twice as much to buy. […]

An acquaintance asked me the other day why I haven’t written a letter to the editor lately. My flippant reply was that “it’s golf season!” But if the truth be known, this avowed conservative who makes no bones about his hard right-wing beliefs has been a little discouraged lately by the inexorable march and success […]

Looking back, the Kennedy family has done a lot for this country.

I am writing in regard to Gov. Paul LePage’s freeze on grants to towns. It’s not the flashiest news story of the year, but it hits many of us close to home. Communities throughout Maine applied for and were awarded these grants for specific projects to rehabilitate downtowns and make other improvements. It is especially […]

We’ve all heard about the woman who was teased and taunted on the school bus and was sent thousands of dollars in donations. She’s been interviewed numerous times on TV and asked what she’ll do with all that money; she says she doesn’t know. To me, it’s a no-brainer. I’d give to animal shelters, homeless, […]