It’s not about Trump. Joe Biden knows that. So do Joe Manchin and Josh Hawley. It’s about people. Donald Trump exploited the discontentment of many Americans for his own political gain. Even as he fades, the president and the two senators understand those Americans remain the critical center of national politics. In an essay “The Bitter Heartland,” William Galston wrote about the resentment of people who believe they were gradually ignored by the Democratic Party, […]

Need to learn how to unclog a shower drain, jump-start a car, shave your face without bleeding to death or successfully address dozens of other practical adult daily activities? Rob Kenney offers this kind of basic “dad advice” and millions are tuning into his YouTube channel “Dad, How Do I?” to hear it. Kenney, who […]

With legislation recently signed by Gov. Janet Mills, Maine will have a 13th paid state holiday – Juneteenth. And it’s one of just five, along with Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s, to be celebrated each year on the same date.   The new holiday recognizes the moment on June 19, 1865 when U.S. Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to announce that, by executive order, […]

Brunswick plan could turn downtown into construction site The town of Brunswick is creating a plan to replace the sidewalks of the Maine Street Downtown. In order to do this, they say that they will have to tear out “a majority” or “most” of the trees downtown. This plan seems to be taking shape without […]

When U.S. President Joe Biden meets with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on June 16, 2021, cybersecurity is certain to be a key topic of discussion. The U.S. accuses Russia of meddling in American elections and launching repeated cyberattacks, which, among what it called other “harmful” transgressions, prompted Biden to unveil financial sanctions in April. […]