On Election Day last year, I was working as the communications director for the statewide campaign to allow same-sex couples to receive a marriage license. I was also shuttling back and forth (mostly just back) between campaign headquarters and the … Continue reading
Unless something in Washington changes soon, our country is about to suffer a needless and self-inflicted wound to our economy. And unless something changes in Augusta, we might be headed for an even worse debacle this summer in Maine. On … Continue reading
For young, civic-minded entrepreneurs, luck can play a big role in success, and so can the city of Portland. For weeks, my daughter and a few of her friends from the Portland Parks and Recreation after school program have been … Continue reading
Gov. Paul LePage was speaking from the heart Tuesday night during his State of the State address when he talked about kids, particularly poor kids. Relating his own experiences of growing up in extreme poverty and on the streets of … Continue reading
It’s disingenuous to say that critics of Gov. Paul LePage’s two-year budget haven’t proposed any solutions of their own. Of course they haven’t. Not yet. But they are certainly coming. The governor and the whole of the executive branch have … Continue reading
Arizona Gov. Jane Brewer has stuck her finger in President Barack Obama’s face during a brief airport encounter. She’s dared the federal government to intervene by passing a nasty anti-immigrant state law. She’s a tea party favorite. A radical Republican. … Continue reading
Gov. Paul LePage’s two-year budget plan isn’t real. It’s as if he ran out of time on a homework assignment, blew up the font size but still came up short. Left with no option, he just filled in the blanks … Continue reading
It’s one thing for Gov. Paul LePage to try to tempt Democrats into a game of political nah-nah-nah-boo-boo, but it’s something much more politically dangerous when the governor draws the ire of the stroller brigade. No force is more powerful … Continue reading
I’ve never worn snow boots and a parka to a wedding before, but Saturday was a very special occasion. At midnight, a new law went into effect allowing same-sex couples in Maine to receive a marriage license. City Hall in … Continue reading
My son is incapable of walking down the stairs in our house. He can slide down them. No problem there. Run down them for sure. And his favorite: A couple of quick steps and a jump to the landing, repeated … Continue reading
