So Hillary Rodham Clinton is going to say next month that she’s officially a presidential candidate. What does that mean? It means more than meets the eye. It answers the most important question in politics today, rendering the speculative real. It focuses the political world on the implications of a Democratic nominee with no apparent […]

Serving in the Maine Legislature means I sometimes have to be the bearer of bad news to Mainers. As a Republican, I’m fighting every day to lower your taxes and make sure you can keep more of your hard earned money. Today, I’m upping the ante as I deliver a potentially prosperous message to you […]

A proposed bill, L.D. 291: An Act to Allow the Hunting of Small Game Animals with a Slingshot, would allow the hunting of small animals, such as squirrels, birds, and other small mammals by youth in the State of Maine with a slingshot. This bill sponsored by Sen. Cushing of Penobscot; and co-sponsored by Rep. […]

The Hartford (Conn.) Courant, Feb. 26: The hospitalization of 11 Wesleyan University students offers yet more proof ”“ if any were needed ”“ of two facts of college life. One is that each generation needs fresh reminders of the dangers of using illegal substances. The other is that a great degree of academic achievement is […]

This week, the U.S. Department of Justice released two reports: one that exonerated Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson in the killing an 18-year-old unarmed black youth, Michael Brown, and a separate 105-page report on its investigation into Ferguson’s police department following Brown’s tragic death. The second report was disturbing. Here’s why: Among its findings: […]

There’s never a good time to get a cold. Rarely do you hear someone say, “Hey! You know what would be a real gas? Coughing ’til my throat catches fire, leaking from the nose like a broken faucet, and sneezing uncontrollably while driving on a traffic-clogged two-lane highway!” Anyone caught sputtering this nonsense is either […]

I am a senior citizen and in relatively good health. However, I know full well the day is coming when this will not be the situation. Through my many years upon this earth, I have witnessed too many family and friends suffer through terrible diseases until they fianlly succumb. This suffering has prompted me to […]

Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana, who would dearly love to be president, recently berated his fellow Republicans for insufficient fortitude in opposing President Obama’s executive orders that gave legal protection to millions of undocumented immigrants. “It’s time for our Republican leaders in Congress to grow a spine,” he thundered at a gathering of conservative activists. […]