I have been watching this whole Trump era unfold and I finally have to speak up about one thing in particular that both sides are mistaken about. The media, both right- and left-leaning, and the voting citizens, on both sides, have made this era of politics about Trump and his “decisions.” This is giving way […]

Those who are more than 30 years old have had the good fortune to live during the greatest period in the greatest country of the modern era on our fragile planet. In short order, it has been carelessly dismantled and intentionally detached from our closest allies, who will no longer be able to trust the […]

As I sit down to write this piece, the death toll in Texas has reached 135, with many more than that missing and presumed dead. A national tragedy brought about by biblical-like flooding that took unprepared young and old alike. How could this happen? There is culpability here and it firmly lies with President Donald […]

Sen. Susan Collins wants us to think that she did everything she could to protect Mainers by voting against the “big, beautiful bill.” Hogwash. In a July 1 press release, Collins acknowledged that nearly a third of Mainers rely on Medicaid, and the bill cuts could threaten our rural hospitals. But she was not concerned […]

Sen. Susan Collins deserves credit, not criticism, for her principled stand against the so-called “big, beautiful bill” and efforts to claw back already approved federal funding. As chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, she’s doing yeoman’s work balancing the need to rein in wasteful spending while protecting critical programs that benefit Maine communities. The […]

A 1953 sci-fi movie, “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” also applies to our current social climate. Those possessed by alien pods don’t realize their personalities have changed; they’ve become emotionally cold, indifferent to the needs and suffering of others. We hear friends and strangers voicing concerns for family members, in-laws and friends who are, individually, […]