Jamie Stiehm: Waiting for a beautiful new bronze museum to lift us up
WASHINGTON — Here we were wishing for something good, to rise above the campaign fray. And then it happened. We will never be the same.
Jamie Stiehm: The main champion for conscience: Senator Margaret Chase Smith
Her name was Margaret Chase Smith, a Mainer from small Skowhegan. Senator Smith to you and me, she was the first woman to run for president from a major political party.
Jamie Stiehm: Pursuing happiness in Philadelphia
Philadelphia — Few in the Democratic Convention multitude knew, but Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love is known for Sisterly Affection.
Jamie Stiehm: Notes on a Wisconsin political season
The Wisconsin primary was a moment for all candidates concerned. It delivered a jolt to brash Donald Trump, who lost to smarmy Ted Cruz.
Jamie Stiehm: Garland appointment now in Senate’s court
Washington — Here comes a great courtroom drama, pitting the president against the Senate, which will act as judge and jury. The stakes are supremely high, even higher than the presidential race. Filling the empty seat on the Supreme Court amounts to changing the balance of power on the aggressively conservative Court.