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Sep 8, 2024 | thebollard.com | Kristine Millard |Todd Russell |Charlie Brown |Samuel James

An op-ed by Kristine Snow MillardWe’d gather every night around the dinner table in the rectory of the Episcopal church where my father was the priest — Mom, Dad, all five of us daughters. Inevitably, conversations turned to Dad’s work. He’d fret about the church furnace, boast about Sunday service attendance, comment on something the bishop did.

Sep 8, 2024 | thebollard.com | Charlie Brown |Samuel James |Al Diamon |Leo Hylton

illustration/Ryan MaherOnce there was a monkey who would see but not do. This monkey was a tremendous source of disappointment to his parents. “Son,” they would admonish, “don’t you realize it is our heritage, part of our species’ identity, to both see and do?” But the monkey paid them no mind. His sole interest was in the process of observation. He had spent much of his young life honing his skill until very few monkeys were more observant than he.

Aug 12, 2024 | thebollard.com | Samuel James |Al Diamon |Leo Hylton |Charlie Brown

A Guide to Understanding the Black VoteThe time is fast approaching once again for yet another Most Important Election of Our Lifetimes! For many Americans, this means focusing on one thing and one thing only: The Black Vote! Will enough of the Blacks go to the polls? How many of them will go MAGA? Why would any of them do that?

Aug 12, 2024 | thebollard.com | Al Diamon |Samuel James |Leo Hylton |Charlie Brown

Maine’s next governor is probably gonna be a jerkLet’s discuss the big election. No, not the geezer-fest in November. It’s time to move beyond that PFAS-infected pile of sewage sludge to concentrate on Maine’s upcoming exercise in semi-democracy: The Jerk-O-Rama, also known as the 2026 gubernatorial race. What’s good about this contest is that it won’t feature any of the following jerks: incumbent Democratic Gov.

Aug 12, 2024 | thebollard.com | Charlie Brown |Chris Busby |Samuel James |Al Diamon

illustration/Ryan MaherLittle Fish lived in a pond, a freshwater pond. (This is written in the form of a fable, so pay attention; it might be the only fable you read all day.) Little Fish didn’t know he lived in a pond, freshwater or otherwise. He didn’t know he lived in water at all. Least of all did he know he was a fish, diminutive or otherwise. When you go down the list of facts of which Little Fish was ignorant, it’s quite impressively long.