Former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell has an idea to fundamentally change politics: mandate that at least one of two seats in a legislature is occupied by a woman. Why is it important to increase the number of women in legislatures? Campbell explains that “it’s not a men-versus-women thing, it’s a matter of having different perspectives […]

I recently supported a dear friend who was faced with caring for her terminally ill husband. The conversations I had with my friend ran deep, and the main challenge was supporting her in determining the prognosis clearly from the various doctors and providers. The questions for her to answer were: Why is he still on […]

When the real estate website Movoto declared Augusta to be the “#1 most dangerous place in Maine” this February, was that fair? An article in the Kennebec Journal listed a number of sensible complaints about this label. In this post, I’d like to develop one thread of criticism a bit further: crime rates in Augusta may […]