Re: “Collins says she’d support legislation to codify protections in Roe v. Wade” (Dec. 2, Page B1): If, as stated by spokeswoman Annie Clark, “Senator (Susan) Collins supports the right to an abortion and believes that the protections in the (Roe v. Wade) and (Planned Parenthood v. Casey) decisions should be passed into law,” then […]

We write on behalf of our colleague Rep. Jeff Evangelos. As a Democrat, a Republican and an unenrolled lawmaker, we don’t always see eye to eye. But last session, there was one bill we all agreed was of the utmost importance, and that was L.D. 194, An Act To Prohibit Contributions, Expenditures and Participation by […]

I write in support of LD 1626, an act that will restore to Wabanaki tribes the sovereign status of other Indigenous communities in the United States, and enable Wabanaki peoples to access federal support and programs, consistent with federal law. As a minister, I think a lot about right and wrong. I have been researching […]

The Dec. 1 oral arguments before the Supreme Court pertaining to Mississippi’s draconian law attacking abortion rights in this country, brought to light the poor decision making by Sen. Susan Collins.In her grandstanding October 2018 speech, where she announced her support for Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination, she specifically cited then-Judge Kavanaugh’s overwhelming respect for precedent and […]

Now that the dust has settled, temporarily and literally, on CMP’s corridor, I would like to commend Editorial Page Editor Greg Kesich and his staff on their fair and balanced selection of letters in Voice Of The People. This was a difficult and at times volatile subject for many of us to come to a […]

Likely COVID-19 will never have only local outbreaks; rather it will become endemic like the flu and other coronaviruses .   It will warrant routine – possibly annual – vaccination, particularly for vulnerable persons.  Each year it will result in millions of mild illnesses and tens of thousands of deaths, largely of the vulnerable. Large numbers […]

I applaud the Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram for recently publishing three important pieces on Wabanaki history, culture and upcoming legislation, as well as letters voicing support for L.D. 1626. On Nov. 14, the Audience section (“That’s my story,” Page E1) featured new books by Native writers in Maine – such a rich offering! On Nov. 21, […]

We are now seeing the true colors of the Supreme Court of the United States, and they are not pretty. Our “Supreme” court has become a political body that is a serious threat to justice and, I believe, in conflict with judicial ethics. I am a white male, 76. I am a fiscal conservative, so […]