On Election Day, I signed the Maine Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense petition to once again try to close the gun-show loophole that allows anyone with a fistful of dollars to purchase a gun without a background check. Many of the other people coming out of the polling place signed, too, but I despair […]

LAS VEGAS — I am sitting in a gaudy hotel room and everything and everyone around me feels broken. The plane I flew in on was broken and had to be replaced in Detroit, causing a four-hour delay. A taxi driver spent 10 minutes over-sharing excruciating details ranging from divorce, bankruptcy, health crisis and a long […]

The center of attention at the Woodfords Church polling place in Portland last week was a middle-aged woman with long dark hair. She would not give her name, and she planted herself in a chair maybe three feet from a table where signatures were being collected on various petitions. She held a video camera in […]

Maine’s Constitution allows the governor, state Senate, and House to seek a Supreme Judicial Court opinion with respect to “important questions of law and upon solemn occasions.” The Law Court must first determine whether the issue(s) raised meet these threshold tests of significance. Gov. Paul LePage has no qualms rushing to the court when he […]

In honor of Veterans Day, I’d like to thank all who serve, and have served, in the military, law enforcement, and their families. For those of us who have never seen combat, or never had to send a loved one into harm’s way, we cannot possibly know what it is like to live that reality. […]