It’s hard to open a newspaper, turn on a TV, or log on to the Internet without noticing America is as politically polarized now as it’s been in a long time. For at least a decade more than half the country, it seems, stridently dislikes the president, regardless of who he (or perhaps someday, she) […]

Here’s a message to folks from other parts Maine and beyond: I’m from Sanford and I’m not a drug dealer, drug user or walking glassy-eyed through the streets. And despite what the Portland Press Herald would have you believe, I am not “beaten down,” nor am I “in crisis.” And I go to work every […]

The defeat of the House of Representatives attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act provided great civics lessons. Its most important student turned out to be President Trump. “We learned a lot about the vote-getting process,” he said. “Certainly, for me, it was a very interesting experience.” The first lesson is there’s a […]

At the Lancaster Food Co. in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, our tagline is “Eat Better. For Good.” It’s the “For Good” part I’ve been thinking a lot about lately as this caustic election year has come to an end. Among voters, there is great support for raising the minimum wage across the political spectrum. Pennsylvania, and the […]

People have told me I shouldn’t complain about getting older. “You’re young!” they say. “Wait another 30 years and <SET ITALICS>then</SET ITALICS> start moaning.” I get what they’re saying, but I look at it this way: If I were playing football in the NFL, the analysts would be talking about how I’m slowing down, how […]

My heart aches over the stories I hear about heroin overdoses. Local fathers post stories about their sons and daughters, fatal victims of the heroin market. Police conduct raids. The illegal marketing demand continues to fund Afghanistan poppy farmers. Other illegal drug markets cause societal issues, as meth labs contaminate homes and acreage. A house […]

  The month of March is named for the planet Mars, which stood for the Roman god of war. March used to be the first month of the year back in the early Roman calendar, over 2,500 years ago.   March always marks the return of spring for us in the northern hemisphere. This year, that […]

I was pleased to see the content of the press conference regarding the collaboration happening between Biddeford, Saco and the University of New England. People like Jim Godbout and organizations like the Rotary’s Red Ribbon Committee have done a great job raising awareness along with providing young the sense of purpose that often keeps people from using drugs. My […]

Thank you so much in advance for hearing my opinion and request to support a to be numbered State of Maine bill entitled “An Act to Protect and Expand Access to Solar Power In Maine,” sponsored by Rep. Seth Berry. After reading through material regarding the bill, it strikes me as a practical continuation and mprovement for […]

In a stunning moment in the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Neil Gorsuch, Senator Dianne Feinstein, a staunch supporter of so-called “abortion rights,” took umbrage with one of Gorsuch’s previous written statements. As Feinstein described it, “He [Gorsuch] believes there are no exceptions to the principle that ‘the intentional taking of a human life by […]