Month: February 2019

In case you hadn’t noticed yet—maybe you haven’t driven back from a Celtics or Bruins game, or haven’t returned from the warmer climates to our south, but Maine is no longer “Open for Business.” Oh,…

So much is being made about the political divisions in our nation. It appears everyone has an opinion about why we are so divided, and that partisan politics is driving the division. I disagree. While…

Governor Mills has submitted her first State budget. Last Friday, as a Republican member of the Appropriations Committee, I received a budget briefing from the Governor’s staff. I appreciated the courtesy and the ability to…

Recently re-elected South Portland Representative Lois Reckitt sponsored a bill in the Maine Legislature to have MaineCare pay for abortions. Representative Reckitt did not campaign on this issue. None of her campaign material showed her…

Congratulations to the New England Patriots! Kevin Duffy from the Boston Herald made an interesting observation the day before the big game – “an unusually high number of Patriots players come from military and law…

It is February! By now you are either skinny, drinking 8 glasses of water every day, and driving around in a perfectly clean car or…you are among the other 92% who have already given up….

Dating safety is not only for Valentine’s Day; it is to be practiced all the time. If you are currently dating, here are some suggestions to keep you as safe as possible. Meet your date…

My name is Dylan Volk. I am 25 years old and I have what is known as high functioning autism. In my experience with almost 40 jobs, having been fired from every one of them,…

In August of 2018, a mother orca whale made news as she traveled the ocean with her dead calf in tow. For 17 days, the bereaved mother whale named Tahlequah, or J35 by researchers, swam…

On January 10, 2019, the Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services (MBVS) was pleased to announce the final design selection for the new State of Maine Honorable Service Coin and Plaque, which will honor all Maine…

I believe we have all asked ourselves the following questions at some point or another: “What is my purpose?” and “What does God want to do with my life?” To put it simply, the ultimate…

There are two types of Democrats when it comes to foreign policy. Really only two. The first are leftovers of the Kennedy and LBJ school of thought. The other has the intellectual capacity of a…