Congress needs to do its duty and replenish the U.S. munition stockpile.

The people of Lewiston define our city, and we are known for our gritty, can-do attitude. We persevere, and we do it with creativity and ingenuity, creating a better thriving community for all. That’s the kind of entrepreneurial energy that will drive Lewiston forward.

People who threaten to blow up an airplane if their political demands aren’t met are political terrorists. People who threaten to blow up the economy if their demands aren’t met are economic terrorists. Let’s not be shy about calling them such.

It’s very strange not to seriously pursue a deeply held goal when you have unified control of Washington, then to insist on trying to achieve much of it in one fell swoop when you barely have control of one chamber of Congress.

In 43 years, I’ve learned a lot about how to live here. I’ve even been told twice by old-timers to call myself a Mainer. Closest I’ll come, though, is to say that my grandparents and mother are buried in Kennebunk, and that’s almost Maine. But to many Mainers, I’ll always be a flatlander.