Who’s in Charge?
In what came as a surprise to no one, freshman Representative and Democratic rock star Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has made another amazingly interesting comment. Late last month at a “Girls Who Code” event, Ocasio-Cortez unloaded on critics of her…
Veterans’ Services Recognized
Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services Receives National Recognition for Homeless Veterans Advocacy On Tuesday, February 26, the Maine Bureau of Veterans’ Services (MBVS) received the 2019 Abraham Lincoln Pillar of Excellence Award from the U.S. Department…
Animal Welfare in Maine and Beyond
As previously promised, this month I will share some additional observations and thoughts about a recurrent issue in equine welfare, “rescuing the rescue.” Regardless of intentions, not all interventions for horses in need of human assistance have…
The Last Mile
One of my last assignments in the military was helping to get resources to our troops in the field. We found that it was easy to bring a full suite of digital tools to operational commands located on established forward operating bases but we struggled…