The (Nashua) Telegraph (N.H.), June 22: Regardless of how you feel about the gun votes that were taken in Washington this week – and Republicans and Democrats both put proposals on the table they knew would be scorned by the other side – an underlying problem is the U.S. Senate itself and its rule that […]

The coast of Maine is a very special place. At almost 3,500 miles long, we have the fourth-longest coastline in America. The coast is also a major driver of Maine’s economy, providing jobs in fishing, boatbuilding, shipping, tourism and lobstering. It is also an important part of what makes Maine what it is. Think of […]

Alzheimer’s disease is the most expensive condition in the nation, costing $236 billion a year, and nearly one in every five dollars spent by Medicare is on people with Alzheimer’s or another dementia. Costs are expected to soar to more than $1 trillion in 2050. Eliminating Alzheimer’s disease will require increasing the federal commitment to […]

It seems that these days we are all too often made aware of difficult situations that require our time and attention to resolve, but every once in a while, we also have an opportunity to celebrate a success, and the event on June 8th, for me, was one of those times. I was present at […]