The U.S. Department of Agriculture is responsible for enforcing the Animal Welfare Act, which sets standards for the humane treatment and care of animals at certain federally licensed facilities. The USDA, however, has repeatedly failed in its duty to ensure that dogs and puppies in USDA-licensed facilities, like puppy mills, receive the basic care that […]

Re: “Out with a bang: Brunswick companies to blast human, pet remains into space” (Oct. 6, Page C1): If there was ever an example for the need of a carbon tax, the business plan by Brunswick-based bluShift Aerospace and Northern Lights Space Exploration to launch the remains of humans and pets into space is it. […]

I am writing in support of electing Democratic Rep. Teresa Pierce to the Maine Senate, and Town Councilor Amy Kuhn, also a Democrat, to the Maine House of Representatives. In recent years, both Teresa and Amy represented Falmouth citizens thoughtfully and effectively as they dealt with difficult and challenging issues facing the state and the […]

I’m a one-issue voter. I vote for the planet. The climate crisis is the most urgent and critical issue we face. Like Hurricane Ian, increasingly powerful storms are evidence that the climate crisis is here – there’s no time to waste. We need leaders who fight for solutions. So, I’m supporting incumbent Democrat Anne Carney […]

The economy and high prices are hurting all of us across the state and nation. Once President Biden’s rescue money is all spent, Maine will be left holding the bag with programs that cannot fund themselves. We need to vote in legislators who know how to balance a checkbook, without living on borrowed time and […]

Five weeks out and I am both amused and disturbed by the ads. I wonder how Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Rep. Jared Golden, D-2nd District, cast the deciding vote with issues that require a majority. Hmmm, how did they get this much power? Would Bruce Poliquin kindly stop telling us he feels bad for […]

I am writing in support of Democratic Rep. Lynn H. Copeland for a second term in the Maine Legislature. Ms. Copeland is extremely dedicated to the city of Saco, having previously served on the City Council from Ward 4, and as council liaison to the Saco Coastal Waters Commission (on which I serve), the Saco […]

We need change in Augusta. As a state representative, Republican Annie Christy would be an invaluable addition to that change. She will be a strong voice for Cape Elizabeth residents in the capital. Annie believes that “working and personal relationships give meaning to our lives.” I have met her and talked with her, and this […]