I spent my childhood attending Sunday school. I studied at a Jesuit university with a chapel in the very center of campus. As I nibbled on wafers, confessed my sins, and fought to play Mary in the Christmas pageant, I learned there’s a lot of pressure on Easter. Easter is the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection […]

The specter of our snarling governor damning all legislators who oppose his call for spending more money on drug enforcement (as opposed to drug treatment) and threatening, therefore, to “rip ’em a new one,” was a reminder last week of just how far Maine has fallen. We used to have a reputation as a moderate […]

We are fortunate in having columnist Orlando Delogu, emeritis professor of law, to champion the long-term unemployed, food stamp recipients, the homeless and immigrant populations, who are in need of General Assistance. Delogu is clear and frank in pointing out the inconsistencies and shameless posturing and practices of Gov. Paul LePage and his sycophantic cohort, […]