Enough with this “enough” business.Latest to the question of whether a person is sufficiently identifiable as belonging to a particular demographic is Ted Cruz — the conservative … more

From the Jan. 12, 1956 News Record:The official closing of the Yule season, which was to have been performed with a torchlight ceremony and the burning of Christmas trees on high school hill by the … more

In an article released recently, April 18 was named Tax Freedom Day. That would be the day that Americans will have earned enough to pay their total income tax bill for the year. That includes … more

You know a corner’s been turned when someone in a legion of foreign sweatshop workers is given a face. That’s happened in Bangladesh, home of hideous factory conditions — as seen in … more

WASHINGTON — No one forced me, but I finally decided it was time to discover what all the business was about Honey Boo Boo. Even though I’ve made reference to the show featuring a former … more

From the May 8, 1908 Gillette News:The Gillette ball team will cross bats with the prize aggregation of Upton at that little pushing town next Sunday afternoon. A large crowd of rooters will … more

I was raised to be a person willing to accept blame if I did something wrong. Early on, I realized the military’s mantra of “no excuse, sir” for an error had a great deal of logic because, while there’s always a reason something goes wrong, excuses don’t resolve it. more

The Obama administration now proposes to spend millions more on handouts, despite ample evidence of their perverse effects. Shaun Donovan, secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban … more