Last week I attended a committee hearing, on L.D. 820, insurance nondiscrimination for pregnant women, and opposition points of view were unfathomable to me. Opponents didn’t want to pay for this “elective” procedure, abortion. Elective should mean caused by one’s actions – most pregnancies; much lung cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. Should I pay for […]

Now that the snow is uncovering the trash along roadsides in our area I thought I would give another try at contacting the makers of Bud Light, makers of the popular beer cans found most frequently by the local group of Kennebunk and Wells citizens know as the Road Rangers. We devote Thursday mornings bagging […]

April is child abuse prevention month, and we have to have a difficult conversation. Sexual abuse is extremely awkward to talk about, but we owe it the our children to make sure we are having these conversations that preserve their one childhood. One thing we can do today, is to get to know the values […]

In response to Anne Pringle’s “Homelessness raises undiscussed policy questions in Portland” (Feb. 2 Maine Voices), I would like to point out the lack of the use of the word “people” and the use of the term “homeless” instead. These are people. People who have numerous reasons for being homeless. People who have many barriers […]

After serving in the Maine Legislature, and co-chairing the Task Force to Address the Opioid Crisis in Maine, I recognize the power that legislators have over the quality and affordability of health care across Maine. A proposal to enact financial penalties on health care companies that distribute prescription opioids would exercise the latter of these […]