Public dissatisfaction with Congress hovers near all-time highs. Our politics have become increasingly polarized, increasingly fractious and increasingly nasty. Why?

Although the Legislature returns on Thursday to act on bills vetoed by the governor, most of the wrap-up news stories about this session have been written and published, reporting on the Legislature’s most significant accomplishments.

I’ve worked and volunteered on issue campaigns, on local and statewide referendums and on voter identification surveys for candidates up and down the ballot.

Smash it down and scrap it. Remove all vestiges of the past. That’s the collective stance we’ve taken with respect to many of Waterville’s historic sites.

The past several days of Newark Mayor Cory Booker’s life have been painfully amusing to watch.

During my daily news consumption, I recently bumped into a cute story that seemed a bit familiar. The story was a suggestion to switch to an 18-cent coin.

When news broke that a vial of Ronald Reagan’s blood was being auctioned online, the price quickly jumped to $30,000 as websites and blogs explored a tantalizing possibility: Did this mean the late president could be cloned?

One of my mother’s favorite sayings was, “This too shall pass.” I used to think she meant only the bad things, but as I have gained more experience in life, I realize that she meant everything.