So first, let me say that I am all for a four-day work week. I wish I had been able to take advantage of this during my career. That said, most entities that have gone to a four-day work weeks stagger the workforce hours so that they are open during business hours five days a […]

Chief Seattle reminds us that “we do not own the land.” We should be good stewards of the land. The proposed wetland setbacks are considered “bare minimum” and yet there is wringing of the hands, complaints of lost revenue, degraded property value and growth zone. We have disregarded Chief Seattle’s reminder that we are not […]

Responding to the plight of Abdi Iftin who is experiencing substantial backlash to his writing from “fellow” Mainers (“Taking a step back, but not giving up,” Dec. 3), I am now an official resident immigrant from Massachusetts where I was a professor for 42 years, but now officially retired in 2012 to Scarborough to be […]

Results of recent local elections have shown clearly that Scarborough is not ready for fiscal conservatism. Various factors are responsible. With the ability to work from home, young progressives have flocked to Maine’s natural beauty and inexpensive real estate to flee the fast and complex pace of urban areas. They have started families and set […]

Dear Mr. Iftin, I am responding to your very heartfelt and disturbing essay (“Taking a step back, but not giving up,” Dec. 3). The response to your articles, ideas and thoughts by more than a few hateful people was difficult to hear, rationalize or understand except to observe the obvious. America, Maine and Scarborough have […]

I am deeply grateful to have been reelected to the Maine House of Representatives on behalf of Scarborough Coastal House District 124. Thank you to the voters in our Scarborough community for placing your trust in me once again. Our victory is a testament to our shared values and vision for a brighter future for […]

Having voted in the last 16 federal elections over the past 60 years, I know this 2024 election is different and the most consequential of my life. This election is not about economic, immigration or foreign policy. It is about something much more important – whether we keep our 250-year-old democratic republic or move toward […]

One of my first experiences in political spaces was at a school board meeting where I had the opportunity to meet Sen. Stacy Brenner. I was testifying about a transgender student policy amendment that would more effectively protect students, and when I heard Brenner speak in favor of the amendment with her clear and passionate […]