This is a small, humble step the governor has taken to demonstrate that everyone can take small steps to save energy.

Clearly, this is fraud. Food stamps were for food. They're not for booze or cigarettes or anything like that.

It speaks to the changes in Maine. Two generations ago there was little need for this. Now there is.

What the governor is doing is going about the business of governing today. He has done that with great grace and skill, and many people in Maine know that.

One day it hit me: Truest friends, God bless their hearts, could not care less. They love you, they're pleased you're getting married and, ultimately, they don't give a fig how you get it done.

No one uses a ribbon typewriter any more, but your final draft is not the time to try to wring a few more sheets out of your inkjet cartridge.