Teevision is about to begin an annual event of honoring our nation’s veterans and — with approximately 900 World War II veterans dying each day — it can’t come a moment too soon.

On this Veterans Day, all Mainers unite in their pride and respect for the thousands of citizens who have answered our country’s highest call. We are free, safe and strong thanks to the courage and commitment of our servicemen and women and their patient, patriotic families. Our thanks must be said, and shown.

It is the soldier, not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion.

WASHINGTON — They lose and immediately the chorus begins. Republicans must change or die. A rump party of white America, it must adapt to evolving demographics or forever be the minority.

As Hurricane Sandy bore down on the East Coast, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission shut down three nuclear power plants and issued an alert for the Oyster Creek plant in New Jersey.

I suppose, in some sense of the word, what happened on Nov. 6 was a deeply conservative election.

WASHINGTON — Four-year-old Abigael Evans spoke for millions when she sobbed, “I’m tired of Bronco Bamma and Mitt Romney.”

To every American who argued and fought and squabbled, day after day during this long and often bitter presidential election, I’d just like to say one thing:

As an unprecedented torrent of out-of-state money spread lies and distortions throughout Maine, it’s a wonder any of us felt like voting on Tuesday.