Author Archives: Lucas Caron

Portland Press Herald: Shining a light on girls

Can you imagine a middle school teacher telling a class that the children of adoptive parents can’t be loved as much as children of “natural” parents? There was a gasp in the room as NBC journalist Cynthia McFadden recounted her story in front of more than 600 people at the Holiday Inn by the Bay…

Marie Claire: Former Senator Olympia Snowe Has a Plan to Close the Confidence Gap

It takes a lot of confidence to be a lone bipartisan voice in Congress. In her 18 years in the U.S. Senate, Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) was famous for crossing party lines to get things done. She had to develop a thick skin in order to withstand her critics—she was even lampooned on Saturday Night Live. Such…