It has become increasingly clear that Joe Biden’s best chance to win the presidency is to remain firmly planted on his basement sectional with limited contact with the outside world for the duration. In fact, if I were running Biden’s campaign, I’d fit the former vice president with a shock collar and run an invisible […]

Though we all know politicians who’ve run too many times, the reverse phenomenon – let’s call it “the Hamlet syndrome” – can also apply. Facing the risks of running for higher office, even well-qualified candidates sometimes prevaricate. So it was in 1992, when Democrats had a clear opening, with President George H.W. Bush under fratricidal […]

With the “extremely dangerous” Hurricane Laura hitting Louisiana and Texas and wildfires menacing the western U.S., millions of Americans are facing the complex risks of a natural disaster striking in the middle of a pandemic. The steps people normally take to prepare for a severe storm or to evacuate can contradict the public health recommendations […]

With heavy hearts The Gathering Place (TGP) temporarily closed on March 17, 2020 due to COVID-19, honoring local and state requests to help prevent the spread of the virus. Closing meant our 70 plus guests per day would not have a place to gather to access resource information, use computers, charge personal phones, use the […]

I had two good reasons to organize a trip on the big lakes of western Maine. First, a traverse of Cupsuptic, Mooselookmeguntic, Upper Richardson, and Lower Richardson Lakes is one of the most exceptional paddling experiences in Maine. Second, the excursion would be an episode in my new book tentatively entitled The Fifty Finest Outdoor […]

Vote Vitelli The cost of pharmaceuticals is a true crisis for many in Maine. Sen. Eloise Vitelli, running for reelection to the Maine State Senate, stands at the forefront to do something about it. I recently spoke with a neighbor who, because of taking an expensive pill to keep her diabetes under control, was now […]

This is the (two-part) story of an odd couple, two quirky, independent people who spent over half their married years living apart although they never got divorced. It is the story of my parents: David Treadwell and Sally (Kenniston) Treadwell. My mother grew up in Exeter, New Hampshire, one of four daughters of a country […]

American homeownership is soaring, which is good for all of us. Home sales slowed during the early months of COVID-19, as millions of Americans stayed inside. In the past few months, however, with interest rates at historic lows, homes have been selling at a record pace, USA Today reports. As Americans flee dense urban areas, […]