I am writing again to urge the people of Farmington to please re-visit and take action regarding the proposed Emory Performing Arts Center and its potential impact on Cutler Memorial Library, the…
You wouldn’t buy a suit from a tailor who wears ill-fitting clothes. You wouldn’t take suggestions for summer-reading from somebody who’s illiterate. You wouldn’t cast your ballot for a candidate who’s completely…
Many thanks go out to the community in Strong for doing such a wonderful benefit for Jody Roux and his family. I am proud to live and work in such a community.…
Years ago Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, wrote an essay arguing that successful government programs had to be simple, with minimal bureaucratic entaglements, to succeed. His models were social security in its original…
I don’t care if my state representative is sneaking off to Argentina to romance some exotic mystery woman. Given my rep’s track record at the State House, he’s unlikely to be any…
In the late night, almost under the cover of darkness, the legislature passed a “tax” reform package. This package originated from a near party line vote on LD 1088. The original proposal called…
Having won a special election in February I entered the 124th Legislature as it was just gearing up. The economic news was as bleak and dreary as our skies have been in…
There are some important qualities I’d like to see in the next governor of Maine. But they’re all pretty boring. So let’s get to what I wouldn’t like to see. I don’t…
“I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life.”…
Fortunately, last night the Farmington selectmen reversed their recently proposed ban on political activity on town property. The town manager and selectmen who initially supported the ban should be applauded for both rescinding…