The Republican ad attacking Gov. Mills’ record on education is bullpucky. Ads against U.S. Rep. Jared Golden for supporting the Inflation Reduction Act are false and shameful. Newspapers only print editorials with the facts. Political ads should be held to the same standard. The Republican ad about the Inflation Reduction Act are not true. The […]

Re: The Associated Press article “Many Americans critical about state of U.S. democracy” (Oct. 20, Page A1): The USA has the longest-running so-called democracy of any advanced country. There’s been more than ample time for the wealthy political right to infiltrate and corrupt a government for their selfish needs. When “corporations are people” and “money […]

Don’t be fooled. This election is about freedom; the freedom to vote, make our own health care decisions, marry who we love, live on a healthy planet, not fear gun violence, ensure our children are safe and learn about our history, etc. Democrats are fighting to preserve these freedoms. MAGA Republicans threaten these hard-fought freedoms […]

One of the problems with Portland’s Question 2 is how it would impact underrepresented people – particularly people in low-status, high-need populations and neighborhoods with little electoral influence. How can they get the attention of an executive mayor whose election or reelection doesn’t rely on their support? At a recent forum I asked former Charter […]

I hope Freeport residents will join me in voting to reelect John Egan to Town Council. Like many communities in Maine, Freeport is experiencing an acute shortage of affordable housing. John Egan’s day job is as senior program officer for strategic initiatives at the Genesis Fund, a nonprofit that has financed lower-income housing and community […]

As a Falmouth resident and president of the National Association of Social Work, Maine Chapter, I urge all to vote for Democrat Teresa Pierce for Senate District 25 (Falmouth, Cumberland, North Yarmouth, Gray, Long Island and most of Yarmouth). Teresa has received a National Association of Social Work, Maine Chapter, endorsement based on her values, […]

Questions A and B on the Portland ballot are competing for our attention. Before we vote, we should ask ourselves two questions. 1. Do either of these proposals get at the heart of Portland’s housing crisis? 2. Who is hurt if A or B are enacted? Questions A and B are blunt instruments that can […]

The earnest debates about schools, buildings and taxes fail to acknowledge that, as “boomers,” many of us were given new schools every step of the way in the 1950s and ’60s, along with an excellent education, thanks to the unwavering commitment of our parents and grandparents. Let’s make tax increases affordable to those for whom […]

A recent Washington Post analysis found that a majority of Republican nominees for U.S. House, U.S. Senate and statewide offices to be decided next month – 299 in all – have either questioned or outright denied the results of the 2020 presidential election. This is alarming. Most Republicans are fine people, who have patriotically served […]