He wore “grandfather” sweaters long before he was ever a grandfather, because they were so comfortable on him, large and long, with pockets, and did not button up to the neck. Some people called them “old man golfer sweaters” but he never cared much for what people thought of him, being his own man and […]

In October 2023, Donald Trump stirred controversy by claiming that immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country.” He repeated this claim on multiple occasions with alternate words but the same meaning. Such language evokes a troubling history of white supremacy and eugenics; concepts which suggest that a distinct racial or ethnic group is inherently […]

Republicans are raising the alarm about a projected shortfall in the next biennial budget, which begins July 1, 2025 and is always one of major preoccupations of the legislative session. Democrats respond, more or less, with the idea that we can handle it. They suggest the numbers – $950 million, split two-thirds to one-third between […]

Okay, let’s take a word association quiz. List all the thoughts that come to mind when you hear the name “Liz Cheney.” If you included any of the following, you get an A for accuracy: Daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney. Former GOP member of the House of Representatives. Former chairwoman of the House […]

The “deep state” is neither deep nor a state. Let’s “drain the swamp” to wash the mythical “deep state” down some cosmic hole. If you succeed, what’s left? Probably a smaller swamp. And a one-person government operating openly to serve the purposes of that one person. That’s what people mean when they warn about Donald […]

“Anyone who looked at me would probably think I was successful,” Dave suggests when recalling his life in 1990. He owned a grocery store in Boothbay with his wife. His days were long, filled with work, and his evenings were spent dining out with friends or taking walks along the coast. Although Dave seemed to […]