I  support Question 1 on the ballot in November, and here are reasons why I am voting “No” on this clean energy corridor issue. I just read an article in the Maine Sunday Telegram, written by “The Maine Millennial,” Victoria Hugo-Vidal. I enjoy her articles from time to time and I agree most of the […]

In his Oct. 17 column (“The View From Here: We need big government to fight climate change”) Greg Kesich writes that, while less meat eating and flying less help reduce carbon emissions, the greatest need is for systemic change. President Biden’s “Build Back Better” plan, currently under negotiation in Congress, aims for that sort of […]

Like many of us in Maine, I have been skeptical about Central Maine Power’s Clean Energy Connect project. Why scar our pristine landscape to bring hydroelectricity to Boston – clean energy that might otherwise just be sold to Ontario or New York? But I have changed my mind, and here is why: New England is […]

Question 3 is opposed by six animal rights groups and the Maine Potato Board. The reason is that the wording of this proposed amendment would, conceivably, allow mishandling in the raising and slaughtering of all animals. It would be better to vote “No” and rewrite the amendment to correct that possibility. From the Maine state […]

Biddeford is Maine’s youngest city. Yet, on a City Council of nine, I am the only person under 40 and one of two women. I am committed to making our city welcoming and inclusive for all residents, and I am tremendously excited to endorse Victoria Foley for mayor of Biddeford. Victoria reaches out to those […]

All the talk about the so-called clean, and what some call green, corridor that we will vote on in November really began in 1984. Then, the damming of the George River began the destruction of the Eastern caribou herd as they drowned by the thousands when their traditional migration route was flooded for construction of […]

Thanks to Maine’s strong animal welfare community, there has been excellent reporting regarding the negative impacts Question 3 could have on our animal welfare and cruelty laws. Unfortunately, there has been almost no discussion about the potential legal challenges the proposed Right to Food constitutional amendment could cause to our state’s environmental protection statutes. As […]

We’ve spent all year in meetings with unhoused people, service providers and shelter professionals. Some have advocated for Option B or C on Question A because it creates more beds more quickly. We understand the urgency. Our organization supports people in crises when the shelter system has failed them. There’s a reason many people would […]