Kent Ward
<b>Kent Ward:</b> Assessing Ben Franklin's take on the weather Saturday, August 16, 2008 Most anyone familiar with the witticisms of Benjamin Franklin likely would agree that the statesman-philosopher made numerous perceptive observations that have withstood the test of time. |
'Drive-off' gasoline thefts rise Saturday, August 09, 2008 It was a news story that resonated with a populace subjected to sticker shock at the gasoline pump for too long now. Gas station owners and managers in central Maine and Down East were lamenting the increasing number of "drive-offs" — those sorry deadbeats who fill up their gas tanks and then head for the open road in lieu of paying their tab. |
<b>Kent Ward:</b> Making an assessment of 'McLain' Saturday, August 2, 2008 A news story reports that Americans are less likely to answer their telephones today than they were, say, 20 years ago, and less likely, as well, to agree to participate in opinion polls. |
Kent Ward: Saggy-pants issue won’t go away Saturday, July 26, 2008 Flint, Mich. is the latest American city to throw cold water on the obsession that some wannabe revolutionaries have with wearing their trousers at half-mast, revealing more of their anatomy than most anyone would care to see. |