It is that time of year again, lawn signs are everywhere.

The havoc from COVID-19 is laying traps for families that they might not realize they’ve fallen into until it’s too late to fix them.

Hope and connections.

In June, the Bangor Daily News published an article, “Racism is my high school experience,” which detailed the experiences of five Black students in their time at Bangor High School.

Earlier this year, Maine voters made a strong statement about their trust in science.

The greatest joy in any man’s life is being a father.

At a genealogical conference years ago I overheard a lady at the next table complain about the odd name given to her ancestor.

On Tuesday, the NFL announced that it will be putting social justice statements in the end zone of every stadium this season.

The Maine Principals’ Association has failed the test on fall sports.

Regardless of whether or not President Donald Trump wins his re-election this year, the Republican Party will soon be grappling with one burning and absolutely essential question: what’s next?   If Trump wins this November, he will be president for the next four years, but he — like all presidents — will be a lame duck just two years into the term, as the next scramble for the White House begins.

If you’re watching the Republican National Convention this week, you might hear some things about Democrats that are hard to believe.

Throughout Maine’s history, our forest products industry has created good-paying jobs, driven local economies and sustained rural communities.

Today the ideal family size is two parents and two children, but years ago families were much larger.

The talking heads who infest cable news channels absolutely love political conventions.

In the age of COVID-19, the entire idea of a convention had to be re-imagined and recreated, in a new digital image.

When I open up social media these days, I often see references to “pandemic pounds” and “quarantine couch calories”, among photos of banana bread and homemade mac and cheese.

I am a registered Republican.

Throughout nearly all of American history, a presidential candidate’s choice of a potential vice president has been among the most irrelevant things in politics.