Success in preventing the worst effects of climate change depends on our faith in public institutions established to secure the common good. This is my insight after a long career as a fisheries biologist for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, as a member of the Maine Board of Environmental Protection, as the […]

I am writing to express support for the Protect Maine Elections bill which will be going into the public comment stage shortly. 80,000 Mainers’ signatures were handed in to the secretary of state last November, supporting a law that will close loopholes in campaign finance laws. Now the Legislature can pass the law itself or […]

Courtney Jones attempts to make a case that the state of Maine has no right to withhold funding for tuition to religious schools (“Commentary: Maine must stop trying to bypass Supreme Court decision on schools,” April 4). Jones says Maine rejects religious schools “for their beliefs that the state doesn’t like.” It’s interesting that she […]

Democrats must do better. For example, the name “Planned Parenthood” immediately estranged Catholics and followers of other “righteous” religions, fostering an assumption that Planned Parenthood services are limited to birth control and abortions. “Women’s Health Services” would better describe the services offered. The words “defund the police” imply abolishing policing, when what is often meant […]

More than nine years into the conflict in Ukraine, no end is in sight. Russia’s direct intervention last year dramatically increased deaths and devastation. President Biden and Sen. Angus King have called Russia’s actions “unprovoked.” A review of the last 30 years of U.S.-Russian history is helpful. In the 1990s, President Clinton initiated the expansion […]

March was Endometriosis Awareness Month. Chances are that some people have never heard of it, unless they or someone they care about suffers from it. Endometriosis affects at least 10% of females. Often, symptoms are attributed to other conditions; an accurate diagnosis can take years. As with other diseases, symptoms vary depending upon the stage […]

Years ago, it was said that abortion should be safe, legal and rare. Today, abortion is anything but. One area where abortion is still rare is when the baby is able to live outside the womb. Most Mainers don’t support late-term abortion because they understand that it ends an innocent human life. Let’s keep late-term […]

While I was thankful that the Legislature put in this program for people over 65, I didn’t understand why people who had money were allowed in this program. It gave me a chance to put away some money for my leaky roof, and in time get my house insulated. I hope the Legislature will take […]