High school sports have never been about fairness. If they were, everybody would come across the finish line at the same time. Short, stout fellows like me would not be seen as having any kind of advantage over athletic girls. But I have never been any good at sports. I did participate. I ran in […]

When asked in an interview if he should “uphold the Constitution,” our president answered, “I don’t know.” Did he not realize he swore an oath to do that very thing when he took the oath of office? He swore to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” Does he have memory problems, […]

On May 20, news sources declared that if Israel fails to allow food and other necessities to enter the ravaged communities of Gaza within “the next 48 hours,” 14,000 innocent children will die of starvation. Israel’s military (mostly supplied by weapons from the United States) has been blockading Gaza, thus causing thousands to die of […]

I was talking to a friend, a fellow student of history, and we came to the following conclusions. When the government starts deciding that the Bill of Rights only applies to certain people, it has just reduced those rights into privileges. This is the first and biggest step toward elimination. Either those rights protect everyone […]

When we hear emergency vehicles, sirens wailing and lights flashing, driving through our neighborhoods, we wonder about the crisis unfolding. We too often overlook the enduring commitment of those routinely responding to those calls for help — the paramedics, EMTs, dispatchers and support staff — who rush toward danger, not away from it. Emergency Medical […]

As we watch the Trump regime ransack the federal government and trash the Constitution, Rep. Jared Golden chooses to level his criticisms at the grassroots organization Indivisible, calling it divisive and questioning its financing. If pushing back on the fascist regime in Washington, D.C., is divisive, then I guess that moniker fits. It’s not even […]

Things have changed drastically with the Kennebec Journal in the last couple of months in regard to layout, delivery and content. One thing that hasn’t changed though, at least not for the better, is the consistency of the left-leaning tone throughout your letters and opinion section. It could be that most of your readership identifies […]

Try living on the average single person’s weekly food stamp benefit. You’ll understand there is no room left to cut.