After the tumult, suspense, intrigue and upheaval of the Brett Kavanaugh judicial nomination hearings, what will be the lasting legacy of this made-for-TV spectacle? There were many lessons and revelations, but one in particular stuck out to me: Drinking alcohol to excess, even in high school, can come back and haunt you. Kavanaugh is an […]

Not long after we moved to town four years ago, a reader of this column, taking exception to my unapologetic liberalism, commented that my kind was not welcome in Brunswick. I guess the unhappy conservative didn’t realize he lived in a progressive town. I tend to assume everyone I meet is a liberal Democrat, until […]

In an ironic twist, ranked-choice voting, supported by nearly all Democrats, has the potential to cost those same Democrats the only major office they hold in Maine. I’m much too polite to say I told you so. Instead, I’ll just chortle quietly to myself. Rep. Chellie Pingree, the Democrat who represents the state’s 1st District […]