Conflict, Covid, China and Congress levy their costs

Just five women and two African Americans, both men, are among the 115 people who have served on the United States’ highest court over more than two centuries. Both of those numbers may change in 2022, with President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, a 51-year-old Washington, D.C., native raised in Miami, to […]

Any sentient human being who has followed the horrific invasion of Ukraine over the last few weeks could come to but one conclusion: Vladimir Putin is a delusional murderous thug. Delusional because he thought Ukrainians would lie down and cry “Uncle!” A murderous thug because he has no problem killing women, children and babies while […]

Food insecurity and healthy food are two sides of the same coin that are often discussed though very different lenses. The food bank staples that come to mind when most think of fighting food insecurity are things like pasta and tuna fish while ‘healthy’ food may evoke visions of leafy greens and fruit salads. A […]

Finally, people have found something to agree about. Last week, economics professor Teresa Ghilarducci penned an op-ed for Bloomberg News in which she offers tips on how people who earn less than $289,000 a year can cope with inflation. Her piece got quite a negative Twitter reaction from people across the political spectrum. If you […]

I’ve been writing columns about Daylight Saving Time (DST) for more years than I care to remember, but maybe – just maybe – this is my last one. In an act of spectacular statesmanship, surprising everyone, probably including itself, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the aptly named Sunshine Protection Act last week to end clock […]

The Maine Resilience Building Network (MRBN) applauds the funding of Sagadahoc County’s Maine Working Communities Challenge grant focusing on youth mental health as a welcome opportunity to address youth hopelessness. We can do better to connect with our youth in communities. Maine was facing a youth mental health crisis, even before the pandemic. In the […]

Government-controlled electricity would make matters worse Rep. Seth Berry and a number of supporters, like Ethan Strimling, are pushing a referendum drive creating a politically elected board to provide most of the electricity in the state. Although CMP has not had the best of years, if you want to make things substantially worse, sign the […]