Thinking back to our 5-year wedding anniversary, and wondering when we will return:
Problems with Maine’s sex offender registry
James Simpson was released from prison in May 2001, but in many ways, he feels as if he still behind bars. At the advice of his attorney, Simpson, 41, plead guilty to gross sexual assault in February 1998. Superior Court Justice Paul Fritzsche sentenced Simpson to 11 years in jail with all but four years … Continue reading Problems with Maine’s sex offender registry
Scrub Maine’s ‘Clean’ Elections Law
As they begin their work, members of the 122nd Maine Legislature will be forced to grapple with more than 2,000 proposed bills. Lawmakers from Caribou to Kittery have vowed to make meaningful tax relief a legislative priority, and that makes a lot of sense especially when considering the sentiment of those who chose our state’s … Continue reading Scrub Maine’s ‘Clean’ Elections Law
An American Girl
I like Sarah Palin. I can almost hear the wailing and gnashing of teeth from my liberal friends, but…there it is . . . I said it. I put it out on the world-wide web for all to see. You betcha… It feels good to have that off my chest, sort of like finally admitting … Continue reading An American Girl
Once in a lifetime
Of course it happened in Biddeford. Okay, so maybe it could have happened in Sanford, Lewiston or Rumford but really - - what’s the difference? I’m speaking, of course, about the so-called sting video that was meant to prove rampant abuse of welfare benefits in Maine. The undercover, amateur video was shot in the Biddeford … Continue reading Once in a lifetime
Little pink houses…in Biddeford & Saco
I don’t know how it happened. It started off like any other Monday morning, but by the time the sun began to set later in the day I realized that I had lost more than three hours. Gone; Vanished; Disappeared; Hasta la vista, baby! I could have done laundry. I could have mowed the lawn. I could … Continue reading Little pink houses…in Biddeford & Saco
Rebel, rebel . . .
It’s been almost 10 years since the United States decided to wage a war on terror by launching air strikes in Afghanistan. Back then, most Americans would be hard pressed to find that country on an un-labeled map. Today, nearly a decade later-- after losing 1,581 U.S. troops, and spending in excess of $440 billion … Continue reading Rebel, rebel . . .
I believe…
I believe . . . Decent people with good intentions seek political office. But once elected, these same people often become more focused on being re-elected than solving problems. I am a registered Republican who did not vote for George W. Bush. I am a Catholic who does not agree with every tenet of the Roman Catholic … Continue reading I believe…
Janie’s Got A Gun
It was 12 years ago last week when two students at Columbine High School used a variety of weapons, including homemade propane bombs, a shotgun, a semi-automatic rifle and a 9mm handgun in a massacre that left 12 of their classmates and one teacher dead before both shooters committed suicide. In the days before the … Continue reading Janie’s Got A Gun
Why can’t we be friends?
“We are reckless in our use of the lovely word, friend.” --Romain Rolland If he were alive today, I wonder what Mr. Rolland, a French journalist who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915, would think about Facebook and its use of the word “friend.” How many “friends” do you have? According to the … Continue reading Why can’t we be friends?
NOTES TO CARL | LESSONS IN MEDIOCRITY 