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The U.S. president is a prominent and influential role model for all citizens, especially kids. That’s why the candidates’ character and conduct are extremely important factors in choosing the next president.Think about how the conduct of others...

By GREG VINE

BARRE — Just over two years ago, on Nov. 5, 2022, Barre’s Woods Memorial Library returned more than 130 items to the Oglala Lakota Nation that were connected to the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre that killed nearly 300 Native Americans.It was thought at...

If electoral votes from each state were awarded to presidential candidates in proportion to the percentage of ballot votes each received, we would have an election where every vote truly counts. The “winner-take-all” method currently used by nearly...

Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump have given voters ample reason to question whether their physical and mental health is satisfactory for being our next president. Both candidates claim to be in good health, but doubts exist.It would be tremendously...

By DOMENIC POLI

BARRE — A New Salem man faces charges after allegedly swerving the vehicle he was driving over the center line on Route 122 and colliding with a school bus filled with students on Thursday.Cedric Cooley, 32, was arrested after the collision and...

Several years ago, my wife, Mary and I visited Rome. We were excited to see the Colosseum, Sistine Chapel, and the many other incredible antiquities. As impressed as we were by those sights, it paled in comparison to the profound effect of our visit...

U.S. courts have a long-standing rule denying relief to individuals with “dirty hands” who seek the courts’ help. This applies to civil actions at all levels.This rule should be consistently applied to all types of requests to the court, including...

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — Leonard Optician’s eye care services will soon move to Athol, as Barre Opticians & Hearing Center absorbs the longtime Orange business’ hearing aid department in late September.Douglas Dupell, who co-owns the Orange business with David...

What an incredible accomplishment is occurring with reopening of six lanes in both directions of Philadelphia’s I-95 bridge only two weeks after its destruction by a gas tanker explosion. Experts predicted reopening could take a year or more.Just the...

There is a large, prominent sign on the front porch of a home on the main highway into Barre with the words “F JOE BIDEN.” In small letters the sign claims to be protected speech under the First Amendment. I disagree.Defining appropriate limits on...