I am standing inside a big tent. It includes me, a progressive Democrat, Liz and Dick Cheney, two conservative Republicans, and lots of other folks who never thought we would all someday sit inside the same big tent together and choose to vote for Kamala Harris. The other day, 17 members of President Ronald Reagan’s […]

As a family physician, I saw too many people cut corners when it comes to their own health because the cost of care is simply too expensive. I ran for office because I knew how important it was to have leaders committed to lowering the cost of prescription drugs and holding insurance companies accountable. I’m […]

Recently we visited Charleston, South Carolina, a city with roughly twice the population of Portland. But Charleston is a remarkably different city: • The streets are clean. • There are no homeless people. • There are no empty (or boarded up) stores. • There is ample parking at reasonable prices. • There is a well-managed […]

My husband and I have been walking on our local beach for a decade, going north from our house near Town Landing for a mile or two, and back. The walking route has been one of the best parts about living in our neighborhood. Earlier this year, new owners of a property right in the […]

The recent tax increase on nicotine products, mentioned in the Sept. 11 op-ed “Mainers are being punished for making smarter health decisions,” is a sensible public health measure. Nicotine – regardless of whether it’s in cigarettes, dip or pouches or derived from tobacco or in a laboratory – is highly addictive and poses serious health […]

As a Christian born in South Paris, Maine, I was astonished to read of the Portland City Council’s successful vote to divest from Israel with no comment about Hamas and Oct. 7. Their resolution is a very dangerous, one-sided message that promotes Jew-hatred, a crime against humanity. Israel has no “desire for retribution,” as Mayor […]