We’ve never lived in such uncertain times. No one knows what life will be like next week, let alone this summer or next fall. One thing we do know: Life will be different – for every American. Let me play Nostradamus, for a moment, by pretending that I’m reporting on Jan. 1, 2022. Feel free […]

Crisis an opportunity, not a retreat I have resided in Brunswick for more than 30 years and find it a vibrant and wonderful community. That said, the (generally) annual tax increase for residents is apparently due for an accelerated increase this coming year. While there are many seasonal residents and people with means in Brunswick, […]

Here’s a little local footwork you may be interested in following. It all happens at appropriate distance, and it offers the intrigue of looking for origins. We all must start somewhere. Our origins often shape character and possibility, and that, even given its wildly various midstream selves, is true of Mere Brook. Not far southwest […]

Everybody looks forward to life after Covid-19. Scientists believe that may not come soon. Most people worry. Some demand emergency measures end now in hopes of restarting the full economy. The combination of protective measures and halted economic activity cannot go on indefinitely. Even with Covid-19 as a threat, the economy cannot be suspended for […]

On a sunny morning last month, my husband and I took our dog for a walk in Harpswell’s Mitchell Field. When we came to the highest portion of trail along the field running down to Middle Bay, the view stopped my breath and feet. Beyond the bay, Mt. Washington, formerly a vague hump on the […]

Trump’s pathetic competitive obsession with his predecessor knows no bounds, and now that his deadly failures are being fully exposed, he actually thinks he can distract the public with yet another lie about the guy who easily tops him as a president and as a man. With 80,000 Americans dead and no plan to staunch […]

He’s stuck in the basement of his home in Wilmington, Del., unable to engage in traditional campaigning, soak up the cheers of raucous rally crowds or impress audiences with knowledgeable and insightful policy pronouncements. In addition to the frustrations of home confinement, former Vice President Joe Biden is tormented daily by published and broadcast reports […]

Thank you, Class of 2020! It’s an honor to be delivering your college commencement address, even with this awkward Zoom connection. Testing… I’m sorry you and your friends won’t be partying tonight but, when you think about it, today isn’t all bad. You didn’t have to rent the purple cap and gown that hasn’t been […]