Thinking how to bridge some of the fractures that have riven our public lives, and increasingly our private lives, too, it’s easy to despair. How can we ever get beyond blame and vilification, where one side responds to all challenges by talking louder, and seeming to benefit? The impulse of most Americans, and Mainers, who […]

I wholeheartedly believe we should re-elect Jonathan Sahrbeck as the Cumberland County District Attorney. He has worked tirelessly to reform our criminal justice system, leading with compassion and resolve. He strives to understand how traumatic childhood experiences negatively affect those often caught in a cycle of poverty, addiction, and incarceration. Jonathan prioritizes treatment over incarceration […]

You know what season it is when you walk outside and can smell the budding of flowers or the chirps of birds in the morning. That’s right, it’s spring cleaning season. ‘Tis the season where hoards of trash bags leave home, including but not limited to old, gross clothes that don’t fit anymore, the furniture […]

Collins can portray self as victim while doing GOP’s bidding In the process of confirming Trump’s recent Supreme Court nominees, Susan Collins had to will herself naive in order to further the Republicans’ Court-packing strategy. That she was able to do so speaks to her political savvy. Using her trusting nature as political cover, she […]