Seems like a simple case of fairness to me, but nevertheless, this week a major battle broke out over L.D. 436, “An Act to Require Providers of Short-term Lodging to be Licensed by the State,” sponsored by Sen. John Patrick, Democrat of Oxford County. The battle, which has been brewing for a few years now, is between […]

Jennifer Hazard is amazing. She amazes me as the social media expert at Islandport Press. I know very little about social media, but I’ve learned a lot from Jen, who handled that task for promotion of my book “A Life Lived Outdoors.” But where Jen really amazes me is in her columns about family and […]

Are you a genuine original? Balanced achiever? Social sophisticate? Well, these are the folks that Maine’s tourism officials are searching for. I’ve always found the research done by the Maine Tourism Commission to be fascinating, and no more so than this year. Carolann Ouellette, the Commission’s dedicated and talented director, presented the latest research at […]