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Three years ago, I was driving down I-95 en route to Boston when I heard something on the radio that almost made me swerve off the road.“They have breached the Capitol,“ said an NPR announcer. I had not been paying much attention to the radio. It...

Months ago, when the world was younger, and we were too, we looked forward to the coming primary election season. The Iowa caucuses are in a couple of weeks, and Super Tuesday (and the Maine primary) is scheduled for March 5. That is until some...

Years ago, a man we call Luke told us this tale that has been retold for generations. “And it came to pass that in those days there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that the whole world should be enrolled. This enrolling was first made by...

In case your TV remote misfired over the weekend, as you switched between the dozens of football games, you might have seen a commercial that brought a big smile to many of us who still remember how we hoped that Santa might bring us a Flexible...

Last week, I turned on the TV, and surprise – I saw no bloviating blonds and bombastic brunettes pontificating on the future. I saw no “experts” predicting the political demise of our beloved republic. We saw no former prosecutors and defense...

If you run into Nat Wilson at the post office, he might tell you he is tired and thinking about retiring. He may be telling you the truth, and then again, maybe he might be just spinning a yarn. Nat is 75. He has made sails in his East Boothbay loft...