Monthly Archives: January 2017

Regulating pot: do it right

Legislators have their work cut out for them this year. They have to figure out how to implement legalization of recreational marijuana in Maine, and that’s a big job. There’s a lot of talk about regulating marijuana like we regulate alcohol. In fact, supporters of legalized recreational pot say that “marijuana is safer than alcohol; […]

This year, create your own kind of cool

“We used to be cool.” That was the bumper sticker I saw on a new Toyota Sienna van while I was walking in the neighborhood last week. It made me chuckle. Someone has a sense of humor, and it must be someone with kids, I thought. As I walked, I kept thinking about that bumper […]