Tax Policy Worries As a member of the federal community who served our country for years, and now a resident of Maine, I am deeply concerned that my hard-earned benefits will be cut to offset proposed tax policy changes. I ask my representative and senators to oppose such cuts to the federal community. I based […]

Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism. — Mary McCarthy, author and critic (born 1912, died this date in 1989)

Every once in a while, it is a good idea to throw open the windows and pull up the blinds to let the sun shine in. That warm, bright presence has a way of casting its light on all that is hidden from view. I bring this up in the context of recent news articles […]

There seems no place to find inspiration in the direction of our government. At every level, disregard for citizen voices and the democratic process abounds. The Maine Legislature just shut down ranked choice voting, one of a series of actions in Augusta marginalizing our proud Maine constitutional right to pass citizen initiatives. Even some in […]