Former President Donald Trump has claimed at times that he’ll start a third political party called the Patriot Party. In fact, most Americans – 62% in a recent poll – say they’d welcome the chance to vote for a third party. In almost any other democracy, those Americans would get their wish. In the Netherlands, […]

Let trans youth play The wave of anti-trans bills sweeping the nation is abhorrent. It’s particularly distressing that several of these bills were introduced here in Maine. I’m relieved to hear that Gov. Mills would veto the bills seeking to exclude trans women and girls from sports if came to her desk. Hopefully, our elected […]

“It ain’t broke, so don’t fix it.” That version of the old saying is what most Republicans and some Democrats think about the Supreme Court and the proposal to increase the number of justices on the Court. Most Democrats in Congress believe it is broken and that former GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell did it. […]

Maine needs a paid family and medical leave program If someone had told me that when I reached 72 I would be in this situation, I would not have believed it possible. Yet here I sit, pondering an uncertain future, fearful and depressed. In mid-November 2020, I contracted a terrible case of COVID-19. I knew […]

To succeed in musical theater, one must be able to sing, dance and act. Not many such performers also possess the ability to direct. And even fewer people who can sing, dance, act, and direct also have the leadership skills to oversee a superb regional theater. And how many among that rare breed possess the […]