I have to ask readers to trust me on this since I don’t remember exact dates or names, but I do remember reading about a political prank by Michigan Republicans that has some current relevance.

It’s Lucy and the football, Iran-style. After ostensibly tough talk about preventing Iran from going nuclear, the Obama administration acquiesced to yet another round of talks with the mullahs.

The reviews of Mitt Romney’s Super Tuesday performance were murderous.

Canada is developing natural gas fracking fields in Quebec and New Brunswick, and a liquid petroleum gas tank is proposed for Searsport.

America needs a financially stable Postal Service to best adapt to a changing marketplace and evolving mail needs.

Almost no one accepts Iran’s denials of its quest for nuclear weapons anymore, certainly including President Barack Obama, who said this week he has “Israel’s back” in any coming conflict.

If the birth-control pill had never been invented, perhaps American politics would be very different today.

The other day, a good friend came up with an interesting scenario for the ultimate result of the chaotic race for the Republican presidential nomination.

James Q. Wilson, one of America’s greatest social scientists, died on March 2. Though he was not well known to the general public, Wilson was at once an exemplary scholar and an extraordinary citizen, who both advanced our understanding of social problems and contributed mightily to their solution.

I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks and sincere appreciation for the enormous amount of community support that law enforcement officers received during this very difficult and emotional investigation into the disappearance of 20-month-old Ayla Reynolds of Waterville.