People from the blue states are flooding into the red states. That may be the impression left by alarmist reports of people leaving Democratic states in the North for Republican states in the South and West. If true, that could mean growth in the population supporting Trump Republicanism and the decline of liberal Democratic states. […]

As Sheriff of Sagadahoc County, I often speak to community and state organizations about the challenges we face in law enforcement. Recently, I spoke to the Maine Legislature’s Children’s Caucus, only this time I talked about programs that help prevent crime, instead of the aftermath of criminal activity. I represented Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, […]

It’s an excuse I’ve been dreaming of: A reason to NOT mow my lawn. A “No Mow May” movement is afoot to nurture our bee population for a good reason: bees are incredibly important to our own survival. According to Bee City USA, an initiative of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, bees are highly […]

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is apparently not done yet. After overruling the two-generations-old precedent established by Roe v. Wade by demolishing it in his Dobbs v. Women’s Health Organization opinion last year, Alito is undeterred by the national turmoil he’s created. Toward the end of this year’s term, he’s striving to increase it. The […]

When Stew Leonard opened what he dubbed a “dairy store” in Norwalk, Conn., in 1969, it was a wonder of marketing, with a petting zoo, animated Disney-style characters and an on-site bottling plant. There were serious retailing strategies as well—a limited product line, attractive house brands, slick promotions and an abundance of free samples. The […]

“An allergy season so bad you don’t need allergies to feel miserable,” blared the headline in the Wall Street Journal. My own symptoms are relatively mild, but they do exist. I feel your pain. Especially if we get in a tug-of-war and you pull an entire Costco display of apocalypse-size Kleenex down on top of […]

Joe Biden lies. He stumbles. He has the beginnings of dementia. Everything Fox News says about his incompetence and his horrible domestic and foreign policies is absolutely true. Everyone knows America will be more prosperous and safe when he is no longer in the White House. But Joe Biden isn’t leaving. He’s decided he can […]