I don’t believe in gay stereotypes. With one exception. For a long time, I’ve been convinced homosexuals make lousy political strategists. Yes, I saw “Milk,” the movie about assassinated San Francisco City Supervisor…
It’s only fitting the news media seem to have missed James J. Walsh’s death. Even when Walsh was alive, the rare instances when he attracted publicity never worked out too well for…
You’ve seen those obnoxious TV ads for phony products promising “natural male enhancement.” Now, here’s something that does exactly the opposite. Introducing Legis-Limp, the wonder drug that gives your state House of…
There’s something in the water. No, not swine flu, although this contaminant has been known to make people feverish. But it doesn’t cause them to take to their sickbeds. Instead, the disease…
There’s a lot to be said for what opponents of same-sex nuptials call “traditional marriage.” According to historian Neil Rolde, testifying about Maine’s matrimonial heritage before a legislative committee last month, the…
Apparently, I’m one of those artist-types. Except it’s not called artist anymore. That term is too, well… artsy-fartsy. It doesn’t adequately convey my critical importance to society. And in today’s difficult economy, conveying your importance…
Here’s who the Maine Republican Party should nominate for governor in 2010: A zombie. It doesn’t matter if it’s the monster-movie kind or the tiki-bar-cocktail kind. One is brain-dead. The other makes…
I don’t like the way you’re looking at me. That’ll be 50 cents to cover Maine’s new hostile-stare tax. Planning to punch me out? It’ll hurt you more in the wallet than…
I have nothing against people who’ve had the misfortune of being born in other nations. Unless they’re from Chad. I’m sorry, but Chad is no name for a country. Chad is a…
A friend of mine – I’ll protect her identity by calling her Timothia Geithner, because her style of communication bears more than a passing resemblance to that of the befuddled U.S. secretary…