CNN sponsored the fifth and final Republican presidential debate of 2015 this past Tuesday, and it was full of bluster. If you tuned in on Tuesday, you likely came away thinking that the root of every problem in this country boils down to Barack Obama. And Hillary Clinton. Oh, and Chuck Schumer. Well, that’s according […]

The “Holiday Season” has officially arrived, but Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa are hardly the only days on the calendar worth celebrating. For example, I know for a fact something good will happen every year on my paternal grandfather’s birth date. And sure enough, this past Jan. 12 I heard from a friend who told […]

This is the Ted Cruz moment. There was nothing inevitable about it, nor is there anything conventional about him. Born in Canada, elected to the Senate from Alberta’s muscular cousin, Texas, Mr. Cruz has until this month been overshadowed by his slightly younger fellow Cuban- American, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida. No more. Cruz has […]

It’s no secret to anyone that our state is in the midst of a significant drug abuse crisis. We know that in the first half of this year, drugs killed 105 Maine people. We don’t have final numbers for 2015 yet, but it’s likely the final death toll will be around twice that figure, setting […]