As a young climate activist in rural Maine, I have appreciated the recent strides my state has made toward climate solutions. I have worked alongside inspiring youth around the state who have helped to push for real change in the face of old, stagnant systems. Now, we have a state climate action plan with significant […]

It’s hard enough to run a restaurant, and we all know the pandemic has made it even more so. Customers want to support the industry. But in these months of high caseloads of COVID, I and several friends, all vaccinated, plan to eat inside again when we know that the establishment requires proof of vaccination […]

Democrats rush to expand failed big government in approving President Biden’s Build Back Better bill, instead of doing diligent work to fix the many failures in the U.S. government, such as: • A Transportation Security Administration with an 80 percent, or higher, failure rate in detecting tests of potential weapons smuggled through the system. • […]

Last night around 8 p.m., when it was good and dark, my doorbell rang. Standing outside, in her squad car’s headlights, was a young, polite Falmouth police officer. The officer said there had been a somewhat befuddling 911 call from my area, and so they were checking the neighborhood to see that we were all […]

Despite not living in the 2nd Congressional District, I supported Jared Golden’s candidacy for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. I felt that he would better represent the citizens of Maine than the incumbent Republican. I was disheartened by his opposition to the Build Back Better bill. I agree that the bill is […]

I read Bill Nemitz’s Nov. 21 column on his response to COP 26 with interest, as it was the only story I saw in Sunday’s paper that addressed the vital health of our planet or our democracy. Although this Thanksgiving week we can all be grateful that COP26 actually met, and that the Build Back […]

I host educational events. The Kyle Rittenhouse trial and its outcome have me wondering: What if someone displays a gun at an event I am hosting? What is an appropriate response? Openly carrying a gun in public is a provocative act; it puts others on the defensive, whether the carrier intends this or not. Seeing […]