Politicians have no business interfering with Mainers’ deeply personal medical decisions or undermining basic human rights. But when it comes to reproductive health care, specifically abortion care, it seems that some folks just can’t help themselves. It’s not just the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade or the persistent attacks on medication abortion across the […]

The governor proposes to save more and Republican legislators propose to give tax refunds with projected revenue surpluses. Both ideas lack vision and ignore the ongoing struggles of Maine families and the historic challenges we face. Our rainy day fund is already at its statutory limit of almost $1 billion. Their ideas are akin to […]

As a summer camp professional in Maine who understands the importance of camps to Maine’s children, culture and economy, I urge readers to contact their state lawmakers and share their concerns about proposed changes to Department of Health and Human Services Rule 208 concerning youth camps. As written, they would hamstring camps of all types, […]

What is wrong with the Republican Party, both state and federal? Are they the “No” party? They are against abortion, against any kind of gun control, against financial and military aid to our allies in Europe, against a national budget and against any reasonable governing. All they want to do is impeach Biden and Mayorkas […]

I am writing to express my support for the affordable housing project on Drowne Road in Cumberland. I attended the community meeting on Feb. 1 with one of my young adult sons. The plans drawn up by Kaplan Thompson Architects are impressive, and I was pleased to see that sustainability is an integral part of […]

The Feb. 22 political cartoon showed Biden completely underwater, helplessly trying to bail the U.S. out of the continuing southern border problem. It did not show what is going on: the continuing block of any progress to solve the problem by Republicans, who really want to put off border action to get their candidate elected. […]

Pity poor Fox News. In segment after segment they blast the Biden economy, but then, in the few programs that contain actual news, they’re forced to report record low unemployment, record high corporate earnings, stratospheric stock market numbers, a steadily improving middle class, and inflation that’s been tamed to where it now falls within the […]

At a time when our right to bodily autonomy is under attack more than ever before, it is increasingly urgent that we protect access to essential health care. Our right to make decisions for our own health, futures and lives are on the line, and Maine lawmakers have a duty to all voters to let […]