Do you wish to allow an estimated 9,000 students educational access, and not strip $80-plus million worth of funding in Maine? That’s Question 1. If you don’t want to mess with the students, schools, parents and communities, you’ll vote “yes.” Don’t be fooled, this law isn’t about health. To be clear, exemptions have existed since […]

Here are three important reasons to support Bernie Sanders in Tuesday’s Democratic presidential primary: • Health care. We deserve to live in a country where health care is a right, not a privilege, and where people do not die as a result of lack of access (tens of thousands per year) or go bankrupt because […]

My vote’s for Bernie Sanders in the March 3 Democratic primary. Bernie plans to strengthen our society with programs to keep us all healthy (slash prescription drug costs; “Medicare for All”; reduce climate change); sheltered (investment in affordable housing); educated (nutrition for scholars; free public college), and safe (reduce climate change; shutter nuclear plants; universal […]

As longtime owners of a child care center in Maine, we applaud the Maine legislators, physicians, nurses and others responsible for putting Public Law 154 on the books. This law states that all children who enroll in schools in Maine must be immunized. The only exception for a child not to be immunized is for […]

In our first-ever primary March 3, Maine voters have the opportunity to vote for a progressive pragmatist who get things done: Sen. Amy Klobuchar. As a senator working in a polarized partisan environment, Amy has worked effectively with both parties to pass more than 100 bills. Amy has progressive principles but doesn’t allow “the perfect […]

The “Reject Big Pharma” campaign promoted by anti-vaccine vigilantes is, as Gov. Mills has rightly called out, a manipulative deflection designed to activate perceived voter fears of corporations trampling our parental rights. The overall campaign is not only inaccurate, but also insulting, as I don’t at all share the feelings of victimization it presumes. I […]

Michael Bloomberg remained largely silent during the Nevada debate. He was listening to what his colleagues were saying to him. Despite the sometimes angry and emotional words that were spoken to him, he did not argue or become defensive. He controlled his feelings and listened closely to the concerns, fears and complaints of his fellow […]

South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg is the best Democratic presidential candidate and draws the biggest contrast to Donald Trump. Pete is a public servant who served in Afghanistan, where Trump avoided Vietnam with bone spurs. Pete is young and looks at the world with hope instead of fear and grievance. Through his life, Pete […]