What Makes A Hero A Hero?
What makes a hero a hero? I know this much, I am not one. I have known this for a long time but I really understood it last year when I erected a 7 foot…
Death With Dignity Legislation
Physician-Assisted Suicide is a complex issue. For full transparency, I admit I advocate against this concept from a very firm, pro-life basis. However, I would want anyone who reads this to know that my opposition…
Should Jefferson Events Be Renamed?
Democratic Presidential candidate for 2020, Pete Buttigieg produced some headlines in a recent interview with conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. Hewitt asked Buttigieg about whether “Jefferson-Jackson Dinners” should be renamed since both men owned slaves….
It’s Independence Day!
What is the name of the upcoming summer holiday that we celebrate early next month? Most of you will immediately say, “The Fourth of July.” While that statement is generally accepted to be true, the…
2019 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
June 15th is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Although elder abuse is an issue across the country, with an aging population, Maine is likely to see an increase in cases of elder abuse and financial…
Be Where Your Feet Are Planted
“Be where your feet are planted” I read this in a book a few months ago and it really made me think about how I was living my life. It wasn’t until a few days…
What Is Cannabis?
The Devil’s Lettuce, KGB, Mary Jane, MJ, Cheeba, Ganja, Left-Handed Cigarette, Kind, Endo, Sinsemilla, Wacky Tabacky, Reefer, Pot, Weed, Marijuana, Hemp, these are just a sampling of names cannabis goes by, but what is it…
Madeline’s Mission
Madeline’s Mission, a new Maine nonprofit, launches initiative to benefit Midcoast Hospital A new Maine nonprofit takes aim at helping those facing something no one wants to think about – the loss of a child….
California Shooting and Antisemitism
In the event of a disaster, one has to wonder what the fallout is. Who is to blame? How can we prevent this tragedy from happening again? These questions have answers. But the truth is…
One Party Rule Threatens Maine
One Party Rule Threatens Maine Families This is the Weekly Maine Republican Radio Address Maine House Republican Leader Kathleen Dillingham April 19, 2019 This Weekly Address is in regard to Maine Bill, LD 1070 –…
Time For Bipartisan Action
Time For Bipartisan Action To Protect the Internet The role and importance of high-speed internet in the lives of everyday Mainers cannot be overstated. It links job-seekers to new employment opportunities, students and those looking…
A Tale of Two Women
The late, great Charles Dickens wrote a “Tale of Two Cities” in 1859. It was set in two of the world’s greatest cities, London and Paris, before and during the French Revolution. The opening sentence…