Point-Counterpoint

Additional Column Posts (1 - 13 of 13)

• POINT

  Trump-bashing: Is it real or is it justified?

  By Reade Brower - Nov 21
  Randy, reading your recent column (“How many Kurds died in Kentucky?”) leads into this month's “Point.” You begin your column blasting ABC news ...
  
• COUNTERPOINT

  Impeach Pinocchio, not Donald Trump

  By Randall Poulton - Nov 21
  Reade, your anti-Trump argument is representative of how many people in our country feel. I get that, but it does not mean I agree with how you ...
  
• Counterpoint

  Straw poll debate

  By Reade Brower - Oct 03
  Randy, one doesn't need to do a “straw poll” to know our generation has been horrible with waste and is leaving a lot to be desired when it comes ...
  
• Counterpoint

  Yes, we need to do something; something more!

  By Reade Brower - Aug 22
  Reasonable debates move us forward and are helpful; Randy, your stab at this issue is honorable, but not nearly enough. At least you're not ...
  

• Morality vs. humanity

  By Randall Poulton - Jul 25
  Should we judge people only by the worst thing they have ever done? Or was Alexander Pope correct when he said: “To err is human, to forgive is ...
  
• Counterpoint

  Saving the heifer and the truth about cow farting

  By Reade Brower - Jun 06
  Randy, the idea of cow farting as the final straw that breaks the camel's back (I bet camels fart a lot) with our collective fight against global ...
  

• Counterpoint: No need to pound the table

  By Randall Poulton - May 16
  There is an old adage, when the facts are on your side, pound the facts! When the law is on your side, pound the law! When neither is on your ...
  

• Point-Counterpoint bonus round

  By Reade Brower and ... - Nov 21
  Reade and Randy have decided to try to show, by example, what civil discourse looks like. Reade tries to understand Randy and Randy respectfully ...
  
• Point

  My personal 'straw poll': Stop the silliness

  By Randall Poulton - Oct 03
  A few days ago, I conducted a semi-scientific survey of curbside litter. I walked from the Union Street Hannaford (in Bangor) to Ocean State Job ...
  
• Point

  We need to do something

  By Randall Poulton - Aug 22
  The recent mass murders in "Michigan and Houston" have rekindled the smoldering debate about “gun control.” Polls suggest most people think we ...
  

• Why morality matters

  By Reade Brower - Jul 25
  “I've known Jeff for 15 years. Terrific guy. He's a lot of fun to be with. It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many ...
  
• Point

  Conquering climate change: Time to kill the cows?

  By Randall Poulton - Jun 06
  According to some scientists, the final straw for humanity will be a fart. Well, not just one. But a collective cloud of flatulence emitted from ...
  

• Point: Show me the money

  By Reade Brower - May 16
  President Trump has reneged on his campaign promise by refusing to cooperate in releasing his tax returns while lobbying others in his administrati...