The blue wave is already here in the form of political signs. The Republican hopefuls are hiding behind the color blue, believing voters will be fooled. A big blue sign with a tiny red stripe screams Republican to me. Gov. LePage stated that voters don’t really understand what they vote for, so he needs to […]
Carole Richards
Common sense will prevail
Recently, I had a dream that I was talking with God. I told God of my fear for the safety of the world, what with unstable men in control of our very future on Earth. In a strong, compelling voice, God explained how he had sent all his prophets to Earth with the same message […]
Who will speak up?
I am a concerned citizen and feel that this country is in utter chaos. President Trump is incompetent and way out of his element of expertise. I feel as though I have awakened from a long sleep and find myself in an alien world of hatefulness and anger. People are edgy and ready to fight […]
A lie by any other name …
A lie is a lie is a lie. Our very, very wonderful new commander-in-chief based his whole campaign on lies and deception. He called his opponent a liar, but he apparently doesn’t know the meaning of the word. His devoted toadies have tried to cover up his ignorance by redefining the meaning of the word […]
Clean up the mess
Imagine sitting in your living room; the dog rushes in from outside and barfs on the carpet. Everyone sitting around has a different reaction — some look away, others throw up their hands and say it is not my problem. You grab the paper towels and clean up the mess, but a big stain remains. […]
Silence is deafening
My father was a responsible gun owner. He used his gun to provide meat for our table. From my earliest memory his unloaded gun stood in an open cabinet in a corner of our living room. A box of shells was on a shelf next to the gun. Never once did anyone pick up the […]
Build a wall around ‘The Donald’
The media has created a monster by giving Donald Trump free publicity. I am amused that an old white man with an odd hairdo, sitting on a pile of money, spewing insults to three-quarters of the voting population, is running for president. He is supposedly high in the polls. The polling should be taken in […]
C. Richards: Questionable decision
I was appalled to see a full page advertisement (Feb. 2) praising Sen. Susan Collins for her vote for the Keystone pipeline. It was paid for by the Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions. How does allowing a foreign country the right to build a pipeline, carrying the dirtiest oil ever, through the heart of this […]