The oil production of the United States is on a sharp upward climb, and that should please anyone who is rooting for American energy independence.

Through all the flip-flops, there has been one consistency in the campaign of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney: a contempt for the electorate.

Maine dodged a bullet last week when superstorm Sandy took a sharp left-hand turn, moving inland well to our south and delivering only a glancing blow to Maine.

Think about Stephen King books with disturbing themes and the tale of the Overlook, a malevolent hotel, might come to mind, or Christine, a malevolent Plymouth.

If you want to make God laugh, says the proverb, tell him your plans.

Exposure to nuclear waste is dangerous. Exposure to hypocrisy over nuclear waste also should be avoided.

Sometimes the key to a successful campaign is a good get-out-the-vote effort in which volunteers call and visit sympathetic voters, making sure they don’t forget to cast a ballot, sometimes even offering a ride to the polls.

Superstorm Sandy has been called a lot of names, but “surprise” was not one of them.

Of all the analyses of both Hurricane Sandy and the 2012 election, one question is not getting the attention it deserves.

The race is over for Lance Armstrong, but the question remains: What lasting impact will his years of cheating and denying have on the future of cycling and other sports?