Tag: Richardson
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When Right Compromises…
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 there is no question, we face some significant political division in our nation, politics is just a convenient foil in…
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Governor Mills’ First Budget Address
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 learn more about her plans for Maine in advance of her budget speech to Maine. Now that specifics have been…
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Champions!
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 enforcement families.” According to Duffy about 1/5th of our champion Patriots grew up around the military. It’s a wonderful article…











