Since the Republican base seems to place a great deal of value on “telling it like it is” and not being “politically correct,” let’s make one thing perfectly clear: Donald Trump is a chauvinist pig. A rich one, a popular one, but a chauvinist pig nonetheless. In his presidential primary campaign, Trump doesn’t debate policy […]

On Dec. 2, 2015, in San Bernadino, California, American-born, homegrown, Islamic terrorist Syed Farook and his Pakistani wife Tashfeen Malik killed 14 and wounded 22 at a holiday party organized by Farook’s employer, the county department of health. The couple used rifles purchased by their friend and neighbor Enrique Marquez. In the aftermath, they were […]

I write not as a conservative or liberal, not as a gun owner or non-owner, but as a Mainer concerned for our public safety. A gap exists in the current gun law that contradicts its intent: to protect the general welfare of us all. Maine law requires licensed gun dealers to complete background checks on […]

I write to encourage Maine voters to attend your local Democratic caucus on Sunday, March 6, and stand tall and proud with me for Bernie Sanders. I’m an idealist and believe in our capacity to be better people and to create a better future. When I examine Bernie’s time in Congress and as the mayor […]