by April, you’re sick of the gym, you’re back to eating chocolate-covered pretzels, and the only thing you’ve learned to say in French is “I have a flesh wound and need to see a doctor.” Which makes resolutions an exercise in frivolity, at least in my case. Major props to the people who can stick […]

Paul LePage and Hillary Clinton see one thing the same when it comes to taxes. For the Maine governor and the defeated Democratic presidential candidate, it’s about the wealthy. How you treat people with lots of income is essential to tax reform. For all the politicians’ talk about corporate taxes being too high, they only […]

Less than one-third of Americans view elected officials as “honest,” and a lack of transparency lies at the core of this distrust. Government secrecy has been a driving force behind many of the most salient political issues in the past election cycle, ranging from disclosures on Flint’s water crisis, to debates on revelations made by […]

It seemed like a good idea. Prepare a national news broadcast that parents can watch with their children without fear of trauma, nightmares, or lewdness. If I can watch the news with my children, then I have a natural opportunity to discuss issues and problems of the day, encouraging my children to be informed consumers […]

January is named for the Roman god Janus, who faces both forward and backward at the same time. He is the god of beginnings and transitions. As we enter this New Year and first full month of winter we can reflect on some of the great scientific discoveries in astronomy that happened last year and […]

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” So began “A Tale of Two Cities” by Dickens.  And so it is today. The presidential and congressional elections left a still sharply divided American electorate. For Republican conservatives, the federal elections meant a GOP president could allow the Republican Congress an almost […]

Larry Csonka turns 70 this Christmas. He was the star fullback for the 1972 Miami Dolphins, which is still the only team to go undefeated and untied through an entire National Football League regular season and then win the Super Bowl. The reason the ’72 Dolphins remain pro football’s only perfect squad: the 2007 Patriots […]

The man for whom I was named has died. John Glenn, the last of the Mercury astronauts, died on Dec. 9 at age 95. Five decades ago, he was launched atop a refurbished Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile that had originally been designed to hurl hydrogen bombs at the Soviet Union. The Soviets had their own—the […]

Around Christmas time, we teach children the importance of giving, as well as receiving. We try to impart a sense of gratitude, not just for the flashy new things in our life (like Christmas gifts!), but for all the things we already have. This sort of mindfulness is important. It helps us stay grounded. It’s […]

The Democrats are in trouble. Next year, they won’t control either the presidency or the Congress. Only six states will have both a Democratic governor and legislature. In 18 more, they will hold at least one house of the legislature. In Maine, the Democrats control the House with a GOP governor and Senate. The message […]