If you haven’t been reading about the case of Alfie Evans in Great Britain, you have missed a truly horrifying story. Alfie’s story shares a lot in common with the story of Charlie Gard — also of Great Britain —… Read More
A common refrain of those complaining about immigrants is that they are “takers” or “gaming the system.” Among Americans with their own immigrant histories, the complaint sometimes becomes “my ancestors didn’t need welfare. They worked for everything they had.” This kind of rhetoric is not only exclusionary and… Read More
This has been my first week back to work after being home with our beautiful new baby girl. I am so happy to be seeing all of our clients again, talking with adults, and showering more frequently(ish). And I am very excited to get working on all of the projects that I dreamed up during my time off.
But... this transition has not been an easy one.
Sometimes you need a major life event to evaluate what is important in life. Sometimes you need to force yourself to sit down and think about what is truly important, most critical, and needs your undivided attention.
It gets a little personal here #pushingcomfortzones read on... Read More
…are gratitude, vulnerability and hard work. It’s all easy to understand, hard to do, and eminently possible, no matter how far we’ve fallen. Today is a good example. After an overly long winter, it’s absolutely beautiful outside. Most everyone you talk to today will… Read More
Greeting spring by planting apple, pear, and nut trees using permaculture techniques. Read More
Want to fulfill your civic responsibility? Share Maine's first ranked-choice ballot samples far and wide. Read More
The voters of Maine need Ranked Choice Voting to give them more voice in future elections. Here's a brief exploration of Question 1, to be decided by all voters on the June 12 ballot. Read More
Two large steamers and several smaller vessels are moored side by side at White House Landing on the Pamunkey River in Tidewater Virginia in spring 1862. A railroad line running west from White House Landing carried supplies to Union troops fighting near Richmond and brought… Read More
Disclosure: Pete McCloskey, of whom I wrote in my last blog, is married to a friend of mine. The real founder of Earth Day in 1970 was a great progressive Democrat, Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin. He wanted Earth Day, set for April 22nd, the… Read More
‘Spring’ in Maine. We don’t really have one. That’s just the way it is around here. High school sports teams are used to practicing their outdoor sports indoors and having most of the start of their season postponed due to weather. Read More
Baldacci does not often get the credit he deserves as both a politician and an innovative, boundary pushing political leader. Read More
Linda and I love wild mushrooms, focusing on chanterelles and black trumpets. Years ago we attended a seminar on wild mushrooms by a friend in Mt Vernon who harvests them commercially. And several times, after picking our first batches of chanterelles and black trumpets, we took them to… Read More
For Bergeron, Chara, and Krejci, legacies are on the line. Read More
The governor will allow highways signs for the monument…but who knows what they would say!… Read More
I am sure the entire state of Maine will watch this discussion and outcome. Creating productive work environments in our Cities is beneficial to the entire State. As our State struggles with an aging population and our youth leaving, it is important for employers to hear the concerns of the community and create viable opportunities. Read More
*Pogo comic strip, Earth Day, 1971 Sunday was a big day, at least for… Read More
If you can imagine an unleavened English muffin made out of very fine cornmeal then you can imagine an arepa. They come from Columbia in South America where they are sometimes split and used as a sandwich, stuffed with cheese, meat, or beans or… Read More
Democrats in the Lewiston area raised more than $170,000 in the aftermath of uproar over Republican Les Gibson's derogatory remarks about a Florida school shooting survivor. But now he has left the race and the Democrat running for the seat does not want the money. Read More
The Zac Brown Band will return this fall for its third appearance at the Darling's Waterfront Pavilion in Bangor. Read More
