The days are getting shorter and much of Maine has seen its first snow. The winter season is clearly upon us. I know that keeping one’s home warm can be a real financial burden on working families and those on a fixed income. That’s why I wanted to share some updated information that could help […]

The latest data suggests a drop in energy prices may have tamed the inflation monster. President Joe Biden certainly hopes so, since the marks he’s getting from the American people for his handling of the economy are some of the lowest on record. What people think and what the data shows don’t always sync up. […]

Recently, I was heading home from a local coffeehouse. Along the way, at one specific intersection, there were a few men in a pickup truck with a Confederate flag. Two men were sitting in the back of the truck, and one of them proceeded to yell at me, “Do you see this flag?!” I rolled […]

THE CONVERSATION — A small group of children in Gaza sit on a lavender and white blanket around a small tray of beverages, singing “Happy Birthday” to a young girl. Like kids her age around the world, she wears a sweatshirt with prints of Elsa and Anna, characters from “Frozen”; unlike most kids, she’s celebrating against […]

Be sure to attend the St. Paul’s Christmas Fair on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is located at the corner of Pleasant Street and Union Street in Brunswick. Several factors combine to make the St. Paul’s Christmas Fair a must-attend happening for people around Midcoast Maine. Consider […]

Abortion rights and gun control are among the most polarizing issues in our polarized nation. But with states as red as Kansas and Kentucky (and as reddish as Ohio) upholding abortion rights, plus polls showing considerable consensus on gun control, we may reasonably ask why America keeps getting diagnosed with an identity crisis across the […]

The Israel-Palestine-Gaza conflict and House Republican politics might seem to have nothing in common. But they do. Both yield no hope of compromise. It’s impossible when parties believe they are fighting over a limited resource. That’s called a “zero-sum game.” When one side wins, the other side must lose. It’s winner-take-all. In Israel-Palestine, two groups […]

It has always been a matter of some pride that the persons of my loinage, along with the man I decades ago culled from hundreds of applicants to be my life-mate, are intelligent beings, well read and well educated. They are conversant on many subjects, ranging from the complexities of Buddhism to an adequate debate […]

Black Friday, according to one story, started in the 1950s in Philadelphia, but has since exploded into a global phenomenon extending the whole weekend after Thanksgiving. In 2005,Shop.org announced that Cyber Monday is one of the biggest e-commerce days of the year, and since 2011, the US Small Business Administration has cosponsored Small Business Saturday […]