In March, I was honored to testify before the Maine Legislature in Augusta on the benefits of voluntary public pre-kindergarten. I testified as a private citizen, father, grandfather, former teacher, and retired U.S. Army general. My purpose in testifying was to draw a connection that to many, including state leaders and public policy makers, may […]

Such an avalanche of deliberately generated misinformation has been produced in the debate over the proposed Central Maine Power transmission line, it’s hard to know where to start shoveling. As a sixth-generation Somerset County farmer, I am going to shovel for a few paragraphs. My focus today is on the proposed route. A recent letter […]