Second-hand parents

State Rep. Marie Laverriere Boucher (D-Biddeford) is living in La-La Land, where every little girl has a pink pony and giant-screen televisions repeatedly show episodes of Little House on the Prairie. Let’s give the Biddeford City Council a rest this week, and turn our attention instead to all those wacky legislators we love to hate. … Continue reading Second-hand parents

Tweedle dee and tweedle thumb

Earlier this month, my youngest stepson, Matthew, nearly cut off his left thumb. In the greater scheme of things, this might not seem like relevant news. After all, what does a six-year-old boy’s thumb have to do with the earth-shaking events now going on in Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach? Voters will not decide … Continue reading Tweedle dee and tweedle thumb