I am disturbed and perplexed by Sen. Susan Collins’ vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court – not by her actual vote, but by the disingenuous and abusive statements she made on the Senate floor and later to the media. Despite her theatrics, I always assumed she would vote with her party for […]

It is amusing to hear Donald Trump and congressional Republicans refer to the demonstrators at the Brett Kavanaugh hearing as “an angry mob,” and downright laughable to hear them suggest that they, not the demonstrators, are the ones who respect the rule of law. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the opposition to the Kavanaugh […]

After attending the recent gubernatorial debate at the University of New England, I had several take-aways: • All candidates were admirably civil – a vivid demonstration of the potential political culture once the LePage era is history • Shawn Moody is a personable guy, which will make him hard to beat • Alan Caron is […]

Any intelligent person, following the recently concluded Brett Kavanaugh hearings conducted by the Senate, can draw some fairly evident conclusions concerning the efforts of our dedicated party of the left. Let me try to enlighten these determined socialists on the purpose of the federal judiciary. The reason that the Supreme Court is not constituted of […]

Susan Collins, Maine’s true independent senator, has some folks upset once again. Unlike partisans, Susan votes her conscience. Sometimes she goes with her party; sometimes she goes against them. When she goes against her party, she is lambasted by Republicans who call her a traitor. But when she does so, she has never required security […]

Emily Figdor would make a terrific Portland Board of Public Education member for District 2. Emily is a leader. She boldly goes forward, modestly does whatever grunt work is required and excels at performing high-level tasks such as research and analysis, all the while putting aside her ego in proactively bringing individuals together to work […]

I’m excited to throw my support behind Emily Figdor for the open District 2 Portland Board of Public Education seat. Emily is a consummate champion for the interests of the people. She’s always on the front lines, advancing just causes and growing the culture around civic engagement, social justice and educational reform. She’s a true […]