Ask any parent of young kids about the challenges they face, and the issue of child care will almost always come up immediately. Families across Maine are struggling to find open slots at child care facilities in their area — whether that’s daycare for little ones or after-school care for kids who are a little […]

Virginia Thomas, wife of U. S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, is free to hold whatever opinions, thoughts, judgments or impressions of politics and public policy she desires. And, like any other American, she may express them without fear of censorship no matter how zany or repellent others may find them. Her views are […]

I recently read about the proposed flavored-nicotine ban in Brunswick. I understand the proposition is meant to deter younger people from vaping, but I also believe it is every legal adult’s right to choose what they put in their body, and that you should be able to buy these products as long as you are […]

Victoria Schiano’s son, Cole, is five-and-a-half. And he’s enduring what no kid his age should ever be asked to endure. He has mitochondrial disease, lives with a central line to his heart, and has a feeding tube connected to his stomach and his intestines. He also needs constant monitoring for his seizure disorder. He has […]

With the onset of Daylight Saving Time throughout the U.S. – except for a couple of states that still trust the science – we’ve now reached the time of year that is especially challenging for folks like me who don’t identify as “morning people.” And there are lots of us. According to the posts I’ve […]

Love him or hate him, there can be no denying that actor Jussie Smollett conjures up passionately deep emotions from people from across the political spectrum. Last week, an Illinois Appellate Court overturned Smollett’s conviction for staging a fake hate crime and ordered him released from prison after serving just six days of a five-month […]