thumb”¢nail (thum’nail’)         …2. anything quite small or brief,         as a small drawing or short essay Thumbs up to all of those who took time to reflect upon and celebrate Independence Day this past Friday. The holiday weekend is a time to take part in festive parades, be awed by fireworks displays […]

The importance of Maine’s beaches and coastal waters to our economy and to our way of life can’t be overstated. People from all over the world travel here to enjoy the beauty of our coastline and taste the bounty of our waters. Nobody understands the value of these resources better than those of us who […]

This legislative session, a handful of legislators decided to play politics with women’s health by siding with Gov. Paul LePage in his veto of the Women’s Health Initiative (LD 1247) and, in doing so, killed an opportunity to expand access to critical disease prevention and essential health services including lifesaving cancer screenings, annual exams and […]

Speaker John Boehner is in a real pickle. His caucus is in constant disarray. He frequently is unable to forge compromises, even within his own party. As a result, he can’t make deals with the Democrats in Congress or the president of the United States. So what can he do? Speaker Boehner decided to sue […]

Gov. Paul “Tough on Welfare” LePage has decided he’s going to make a last-ditch effort to crack down on welfare benefits as his first term in the Blaine House wanes. Or is it that he’s decided to pander to his supporters and conservatives by creating the appearance that he’s doing so? Late last month, the […]

The officers, volunteers and members of Old Orchard Beach Historical Society wish to thank all of the citizens of Old Orchard Beach who cast ballots on June 10 in favor of the proposed exchange of easements between Harmon Museum and the Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution. This agreement between Saco and Biddeford Savings Institution and […]

As state representative for Old Orchard Beach, I get invited to many different places all over the state. I often reflect on what I see around our great state. Maine has many caring and giving people, and the generosity of our towns and cities just never ceases to amaze me.  I represent the entirety of […]

Having organized a labor union at a Boston candy store when I was 15, during the Depression ”“ where students worked nights and weekends for 35 cents an hour ”“ I am not anti-labor union. Threatening a strike as Christmas business neared, we won our 50 cents an hour. But in recent years, as a […]