I write as a person who has previously had a top-secret security clearance. There is an aspect of the brouhaha over presidential son-in-law and White House aide Jared Kushner’s security clearance that I find ironic. In my view, there is no way that Donald Trump would be able to obtain a top-secret security clearance if […]

I own a property with a large amount of road frontage. Each month, I spend a good deal of time picking up dozens of discarded beer, hard cider and various other alcoholic beverage bottles and cans – as well as non-alcoholic ones (soda and water). I rarely, however, find discarded wine and liquor bottles – […]

As a physician with an asthma and allergy practice, I applaud Portland Mayor Ethan Strimling for standing up for the health of Maine families by joining 235 other mayors across the country in opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan. The Clean Power Plan would provide lifesaving air pollution […]

I’m an Army veteran who has a plain old hunting rifle. Revisiting the 18th century guns, I feel that those ancient guns and my rifle fit the Founders’ concept of “a well-regulated militia.” Our mass shootings problem is not because of those whom National Rifle Association spokeswoman Dana Loesch called “crazy” on CNN – a […]