This week’s tale is a horror story about lessons learned by the GOP from the 2012 presidential election. And those teachable moments are … nothing. Zero. Zip. Nada. Empty voids. “Hear the hollow roar of the Pod People. See them lash out at the unknown. Feel their blind terror of a future they don’t understand. It’s Son of the Bride of the Attack of the Robot Amnesiacs! Part 6.”
July 2013
Posted inOpinion
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: Zimmerman case never about race
“No justice, no peace” chants the telegenic mob. In a civilized society, however, where the mob doesn’t rule, justice is defined by the verdict that follows a fair trial. It’s the best that humans can do.
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Posted inOpinion
KATHLEEN PARKER: Electing more women only way to scrap sexual double standard
Redemption is in the air, we keep hearing. Americans don’t care about a person’s sex life because, well, they have one, too, and, hey, we all have weeds in our garden.
Posted inLifestyle
Zero to 5K in 12 weeks
WASHINGTON — In three months, you could run a 5-kilometer race, even if you have never run in your life.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Kennedy breakdown lane in Oakland no parking lot
Several nights per month, I pass between 15 and 25 cars parked in the breakdown lane of Kennedy Memorial Drive in front of KMD Driving School (Oakland). I cannot understand why the Oakland police and town officials allow this to happen.
Posted inLifestyle
Help kids learn to enjoy fresh food
Our country has a funny way of promoting health. When a typical American says he is getting healthy, his approach is often to cut “bad” foods or to eat less.
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Opinion
Federal law gives access for military recruiters
My family holds those who serve in the military in the highest regard. My father, Richard Duke Caron, is a Marine and served on the front lines in the Korean War; my son served with the U.S. Coast Guard; and I help plant 15,000 American flags by the tombs of fallen veterans every Memorial Day.
Posted inPolitics
Failed recruiting bill succeeding as political wedge issue
Legislation that would have mirrored federal rules on military recruiters’ access to schools seems destined to be a factor in the state’s 2014 elections.
Posted inSports
LOCAL BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Central Maine reaches state final
FAIRFIELD — Chase Duguay earned the win and had a pair of singles as Central Maine beat Apple Valley 12-4 in the 14-year-old Babe Ruth All-Star state tournament Saturday.