With distance and time, I saw that my dear old dog was at the end of her life.

There is a special mystique to Bar Harbor, Maine at dawn. Nestled on the east side of Mt. Desert Island, surrounded by Acadia National Park, the early morning light has long been a place of inspiration for artist and photographers, alike.

By Carrie Jacobson
I lead a fairly solitary existence here. And while that’s not bad, it is indeed different.

By Shawn Dell Joyce
We Americans complain bitterly about the rising cost of food. Most Americans don’t realize just how good we really have it in the land of plenty. In other countries where people make much less money, they spend a much higher percentage of their income on food.

By Bob Gaydos
Ron Paul wins all the GOP straw polls, so why can’t libertarians find a political party with whom they can comfortably coexist?

By Jeffrey Page
Where is that one Republican who will acknowledge out loud that which he privately knows is the truth: That gay people pay taxes, obey the speed limit, raise children, go to churtch and pursue happiness with a fervor equal to everyone else’s.

Windsurfing at Sandy Hook, New Jersey

By Michael Kaufman
Allegations by former Newburgh Free Academy basketball players that they received preferential treatment by being allowed to cut classes has led to criticism of their parents, but are they really to blame?

By Shawn Dell Joyce
The Ten Percent Challenge will result in less tax dollars being spent on municipal utilities and residents lowering their utility bills as well.

Where have I been the past couple weeks?