Gov. Paul LePage and GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump have something in common. Each wants to run government more or less at his will. Neither gives great weight to the role of the legislative branch. In fact, both readily disparage legislative opponents and their constituents, one or the other of them calling their critics “weak” […]

Like a lot of people, I go into a karaoke situation with way more confidence than is justified. With the microphone in hand and the opening beat of some classic pop song thundering through the speakers, I wait for the lyrics to appear on the sing-along screen and think, “I’ve totally got this. The song […]

Thumbs up to all the World War II veterans who served our country. This past weekend marked the 70th anniversary of the end of that long, miserable war that consumed most of the world, and those who served were honored at a ceremony at the Southern Maine Veterans Cemetery in Springvale. Most of our World […]

Whatever happened to Tunisia and to the “Arab Spring” of 2011? Little Tunisia on the northern coast of Africa, after all, marked the beginning of pro-democracy uprisings across the Arab world – so its development is crucial to the region. But when you look deeply at Tunisia, a heartbreakingly beautiful enclave of 10 million people […]