My understanding of the Unified States of America was that by banding together for the strength that the many offer to the one, and by helping each other with problems and difficulties, the individual states would make USA a better place for everyone as well as for each and every state. Sending firemen to another […]

I needed to do the laundry, but then I realized I was out of detergent, so I went to write a shopping list and realized how unorganized the junk drawer was, and started checking pens for ink. When I went to toss all the junk, I saw that the trash was full, but before I […]

Kennebunk citizens may not be aware that the town has been on a program to convert its existing street lights – mostly high pressure sodium – but also a few mercury vapor and incandescent ones – to light emitting diode (LED) lights to save the town’s carbon footprint and electricity cost by 40 to 60 […]

In bringing you tales of the tough women of southern Maine, it would be a serious mistake to skip over my mother’s example. She believed in three things; the importance of one’s identity and place in the history of our kind, the importance of taking action to demonstrate the weight of one’s dedication to that […]

After many bipartisan negotiations, I am pleased to report that the emergency winter energy relief package has passed and been signed into law. This means that $450 heating relief checks will soon be arriving in Mainers’ mailboxes. My office has been receiving a lot of questions about the package, so I wanted to do my […]

I talk back to the television mostly in self-defense, and that’s because the advertisements are so powerful and well done, or badly done, that it’s hard to resist them over a long period of time. They say, that if you say something over and over enough times and with conviction, you are inclined to believe […]

Hurricanes. Earthquakes. Forest fires. Volcano eruptions. In the parlance of lawyers and claims adjusters, these inconvenient events are commonly referred to as Acts of God. To this list I’d add Christmas holiday storms, though it strikes me as odd that God would act so cruelly on the cusp of one His most cherished celebrations This […]

It’s a well-known fact that Americans are overweight, too heavy, or verging on obese. What’s the first thing they do when you visit your doctor for your periodic checkup? They weigh you and measure your height to see how much damage your mouth and gravity have done to you since your last visit. And why […]

You haven’t really lived until you’ve been to a Death Café. Wait, what? Death Café? What the hell? You read right. Death Café is a real thing. In fact, it’s quite popular. To quote a local news story, “Death Cafes are the thing.” Popping up all over the country. But what is it? Wikipedia enlightens […]

This summer I will turn 70. A fairly ripe old age. But I should have died when I was 3. I’m alive today because a dog – our family pet – saved my life. His name was Hondo, and he was a mixed breed of collie and German shepherd. And he was my constant companion […]