While Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden remains semi-cloistered in the bunker/basement/television studio of his Wilmington, Del., home, the vice presidential selection process plods on. Biden’s campaign is facing increasing pressure from the party’s progressive wing to choose a running mate who supports massive reductions in spending on police departments and major revisions in law enforcement […]

Given the societal upheaval wrought by this pandemic and its requisite “distancing,” many have found much needed solace in any and all small acts celebrating our oneness, our humanity, our coming together in facing a common enemy. Indeed, most of our American community stepped up to the plate and readily enlisted in a science-based war […]

Here’s one good thing about the COVID-19 pandemic: Bike sales are booming. I hope that means kids will begin riding in big numbers again. There was a big bike-sales boom in the early 1970s, too – the result of millions of baby boom kids, like me, riding our bikes from dawn until dusk. From its […]

It isn’t too often that I get excited to see something dead on the shoreline, but this is true for green crabs. It was true for the first one I saw this season, but sadly not those I’ve spotted since. The past several cold winters have been good for keeping the population of these invasive […]

Be respectful, wear a mask I want to extend a sincere note of gratitude to the employees and owner of the Brunswick Home & Garden Shop on Stanwood Street. Last Monday, I walked my lawnmower there to perform an annual tune-up. When going into public businesses, I normally wear a mask, but having just completed […]

It has been an honor to serve as state senator for residents of Brunswick, Freeport, Harpswell, North Yarmouth and Pownal for the last four years. I’m proud of my work on behalf of my constituents and the people of Maine. Working with Democrats, Republicans, and Independents, I have helped lead initiatives to restore our public health nursing […]

When she woke up last Thursday morning, 17-year-old Arlette Morales pulled on a “Home is Here” t-shirt. She didn’t know how prophetic it was. Hours later, Morales, who was two years old when her parents brought her to the United States from Mexico, learned he Supreme Court salvaged an Obama-era program that has allowed hundreds […]

The massive protests that erupted across the United States – and beyond – after the police killing of George Floyd are billed as anti-racist mobilizations, and that they are. Demonstrators are denouncing police violence in minority communities and demanding that officers who abuse their power be held accountable. But I see something more in this […]

Oh, so now he tells us. John Bolton is telling us damning stuff about Trump that we already knew – and he’s doing it five months too late. Timing is everything in life and politics, and this guy’s could not be worse. That’s not to say that the morsels in his long-awaited memoir aren’t worth […]