Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has used inflammatory language to rewrite the voter ID referendum to read: “Do you want to change Maine election laws to eliminate two days of absentee voting, prohibit requests for absentee ballots by phone or family members, end ongoing absentee voter status for seniors and people with disabilities, ban prepaid […]

I see and hear most of the president’s followers are still following him. Must be like the Senate — not enough stamina to stand up to him. They just sit on their hands while he breaks law after law and tosses out our own Constitution that’s stood for 250 years. What a shame they can’t […]

Now President Trump wants to deport Haitians, despite continuing violent civil conflict in their home country. Are they criminals? No, but they’re not white, wealthy Americans, so giving them refuge is not in the “national interest.” In fact, as we’ve seen in Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, poor American citizens of any race don’t contribute to […]

In a time when Washington often feels broken and divided, it is reassuring to know Maine still has a voice of reason in the U.S. Senate: Sen. Susan Collins. Thanks to her steady leadership, a commonsense solution was delivered on an issue that could have easily fallen victim to political gridlock. While others focus on […]

I’m writing to thank Sen. Susan Collins for her “No” vote on the recent reconciliation bill, which will cut SNAP benefits by nearly $300 billion and affect tens of thousands of working families and children in Maine. The bill also guts access to reproductive health care by excluding organizations like Planned Parenthood and Maine Family […]

This is in response to the July 15 op-ed headlined “Jannik Sinner also aced the compassion test.” It told of how the number one tennis player in the world, Sinner, ran to the other side of the net to kneel by his opponent, Gregor Dimitrov, who was down and clearly in pain while Sinner was […]