Addressing pressing environmental issues requires an investment in our youth and educators. No Child Left Inside is exactly this critical investment. Introduced by Sen. Susan Collins, this bipartisan bill would strengthen environmental education in America’s schools. A recent analysis of environmental education research by Stanford University found a 98 percent positive impact from students gaining […]

In an April 30 letter to the editor, Darrell Stewart lamented that he couldn’t receive the $850 state refund check because he didn’t file his 2021 Maine taxes (indeed, he had no need to do so). AARP Tax-Aide and CA$H Maine are working to provide free Maine tax preparation services so Mr. Stewart and others […]

A report released Monday night, citing a leaked draft opinion, broke the news that a majority of the U.S. Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, leaving state legislatures the right to determine if and when a women may obtain an abortion. The decision’s underpinnings overturning long-standing precedent may also […]

Really? Sen. Susan Collins feels that the leaked votes of arch-conservatives Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh overturning Roe v. Wade were “completely inconsistent” with what they said to her office? Completely ignoring that they were nominated by a president whose stated objective was to overturn Roe, a president who Collins also helped dodge impeachment because […]

Scarborough’s growth is the subject of much debate. In the town’s recent survey, a two-thirds majority expressed their No. 1 concern as the rapid rate of growth. On April 12, before the “information night” hosted by The Downs developers, News Center Maine WCSH reporter Sean Stackhouse interviewed me. As a condition of speaking with Mr. […]

Regarding the Veranda Street bridge replacement: First, we’d like to thank the people who put up the EarthCam livestream device. It was the best show in town. Next, we’d like to thank all the hardworking yellow- and red-jacketed crew who worked all the days to take down the old bridge and install the new bridge. […]

Several current members of the Supreme Court clearly lied during their confirmation hearings, saying that they believed Roe v. Wade to be “settled law.” Many of us knew they were obviously lying, but Sen. Susan Collins said she believed them. Either she was too stupid to see that they were lying, or she thought we […]

Even though Earth Day 2022 is over, there’s always opportunity to create solutions that support a sustainable environment. Maine’s beverage companies take this commitment seriously. We design our plastic bottles and cans to be 100 percent recyclable. Our bottles are not single-use. They are made to be remade, and we want every bottle back so […]

The genie is out of the bottle, and it’s Sen. Susan Collins’ fault. At best, it was naivete that led her to support the Supreme Court confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh, but she simply can’t be that naive. Instead, it’s pretty clear that she prioritized and pursued her own political self-interest at the expense of millions […]