Sen. Susan Collins is a leading Republican sponsor of a U.S. Senate bill to ensure a federal right to same-sex marriage. Sen. Lindsay Graham, a South Carolina Republican, proposes a bill to impose a national limit on abortion rights. His move would limit a right as opposed to Collins’ effort to protect a right. There’s […]

Sunday, October 3, 2021. A gorgeous, blue-sky morning in Sutton, Massachusetts. Rick Muhr, 64, was finishing a bike ride with three friends and his wife, Lori. He was wearing pink in honor of his sister, a breast cancer survivor. While speeding down the final hill at 40 mph, Rick saw a car taking a left […]

THE CONVERSATION — Spending on political advertising is setting records in the midterm elections. But evidence shows that negative messages might discourage voters from casting ballots altogether. As the 2022 midterms get closer, political attacks in campaign advertisements are on the rise. In November, Rep. Paul Gosar shared an anime cartoon video showing him physically attacking Rep. […]

At The Gathering Place (TGP), we are happy to welcome people when they need us most. Feeling truly welcome is essential for someone with no other place to go. Respect is free, but the positive effect is priceless. Many of our guests have shared that they have been ignored, uncared for and forgotten, making them […]

Less than a month after a decertification effort failed spectacularly, the nurses’ union at Maine Medical Center signed its first contract – a historic achievement, possibly a milestone in reviving the union movement. As just about everyone knows, unions, until the pandemic, had been declining for decades, with their private sector membership a third of […]

THE CONVERSATION — President Joe Biden has – not for the first time – suggested that the U.S. would intervene “militarily” should China attempt an invasion of Taiwan. In an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” on Sept. 18, 2022, Biden vowed to protect the island in the face of any attack. Pressed if that meant the U.S. getting “involved […]

The NBA recently suspended Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver for a year and fined him $10 million after an investigation found he engaged in what the league called “workplace misconduct and organizational deficiencies.” The findings of the league’s report, published on September 13th, came nearly a year after the NBA asked a law firm to […]