‘Gun culture’ has a lot to learnAt 12 years old I was given a .22 bolt action Winchester with a scope and a five-shot clip. I once shot five...
Human recyclers just need more clarityIn response to the “Automatic recycling studied” article in the Oct. 22 Valley News (Page B5), I have a few...
Urge passage of school background check billYes, voting against background checks that will keep children safe is reprehensible (“Background check...
Of all the lessons that can be drawn from last month’s horrendous mass shooting in Maine, the most obvious is that if it can happen in Lewiston, it...
Dear Mr. Speaker:Congratulations on your selection as speaker of the House of Representatives. I can’t imagine why anyone would want the job, but...
I’ve looked through the columns I had published for the Valley News, and, to my horror, I discovered I wrote little about Vermont. I also realized...
What would you have done? I was committed to a Friday-Sunday weekend down by the seashore in Nahant, just north of Boston, and I had a fund-raiser...
For all of your days be prepared, And meet them ever alike: When you are the anvil, bear — When you are the hammer, strike. — Edwin MarkhamThat...