The April 23 article on Social Security’s predicting insolvency drove me to my laptop. Insolvency is not bankruptcy –  despite the dire prognostications of Republican fear-meisters. Social Security is financed by payroll taxes on earned (wage and salary) income as reported on individuals’ W-2 forms. Income from financial assets, bonuses, rentals, proprietor’s income, interest, dividends, […]

As a restaurant owner, chef and father, I urge Maine lawmakers to pass L.D. 1433, which would phase PFAS chemicals and phthalates out of food packaging. At Vinland, my restaurant in Portland, we source all of our food locally. I know the farmers who put so much care into growing and raising the food that […]

A corporation’s duty is to place profit as its number one priority. Because of the toll this is taking on the health and welfare of our citizens, action is required. Speaking up for social and economic justice, especially for our most vulnerable, is a civic responsibility. This is what occurred in the South Portland City […]

I took the day off work recently to drive up to Augusta and attend a Maine legislative hearing on the red flag bill because I feel strongly that it will save lives. The bill, L.D. 1312, would give law enforcement and family members the ability to file an emergency petition for temporary removal of firearms […]