Well, hallelujah! At long last, Democrats are poised to highlight our highest court as a top-tier campaign issue. The opposition camp has been doing this for decades — to devastating effect, as you may have noticed — so it’s nice that the Dems are finally waking up. It’s a tad late, of course, but better […]

Here we are. Another year, another June and the nation is celebrating another Juneteenth holiday. On June 17, 2021, President Biden signed the bill into law making Juneteenth the 11th holiday recognized by the federal government. At a White House ceremony, Biden singled out Opal Lee, an activist who at the age of 89 walked […]

For our communities to successfully transition from unsustainable practices, such as burning our finite supplies of fossil fuel for power, to sustainable practices, such as harnessing naturally replenishing sunlight for power, we need change agents with the knowledge and experience necessary to make wise choices on pathways to sustainability. A change agent is a person […]

The Gathering Place, a beacon of hope in the Midcoast, is a community-driven organization that not only provides a safe space, but also a lifeline of services for those in need, making a significant impact on our community. Sitting here in my office and listening to our “regulars” who visit us daily reminds me how […]

Philanthropist David Roux, who made possible the Roux Center for the Environment at Bowdoin College, imparted some wonderful advice to Bowdoin seniors at the recent Bowdoin Baccalaureate Ceremony. His thoughts can benefit anyone, even those not beginning life after college. Some examples: “There’s no more important posture than quiet reflection about where you are right […]

A person, who later claimed to be a documentary reporter, interviewed members of the U.S. Supreme Court at a social event. She hid her microphone, and they probably thought they were engaging in a purely personal conversation. The reporter’s ambush was against the ethics that most journalists are expected to observe. A responsible and free […]

Amid the immigration wars and the trials and the general sense of exhaustion around Washington, it’s refreshing to find a good-old press conference inveighing against “pork,” the time-honored jibe at spending in somebody else’s Congressional district. A handful of Republican House members last week spotlighted a report by Citizens Against Government Waste taking aim at […]

Yesterday I called the police, but not for the reason you think. As has often been said of me — no doubt by my enemies —I  tend to throw myself into things I’m not qualified for. I can’t help it. When I read a great book or watch a good movie, particularly where the protagonist […]

“Don’t you dare call me without texting first!” blared a recent headline in the Wall Street Journal. Yes, forget about Taiwan and other potential hot spots; battle lines are being drawn over the divisive issue of modern telephone etiquette. (“Plenty of ink for the battle lines, since we didn’t use any codifying the unwritten rules […]

If any of you readers are under 60, you may as well turn to another fabulous article in this remarkable publication because, you see, I’m not sure you’ll recognize many of the names I’ll be naming. Some you’ll get but not all. You see I’ve decided to share a few of the glory moments of […]