The American Political Process Drives Away Another of the Good Ones
I’m sure everyone in Alfond Arena wondered who the hell I was that I rated a handshake from the senator. It was May 1995, and I was graduating from the University of Maine with my master’s degree in English. Olympia Snowe, long-time member of the House of Representatives, recently elected to the U.S. Senate, stood up from her seat on the speaker’s platform, took a few steps forward, and shook my hand.
Olympia was the Commencement speaker that afternoon. As a member of the local media, I’d interviewed her during a press availability prior to the ceremony. As the news director for a radio station in Bangor/Ellsworth, I’d covered Olympia a lot, and we’d become friendly over the years.
Read on, Macduff, at Scholars & Rogues.
Olympia was the Commencement speaker that afternoon. As a member of the local media, I’d interviewed her during a press availability prior to the ceremony. As the news director for a radio station in Bangor/Ellsworth, I’d covered Olympia a lot, and we’d become friendly over the years.
Read on, Macduff, at Scholars & Rogues.