I was curious about the April 28 public protest by Maine lobstermen against all offshore wind power development. Surely these people know, better than most, that the greatest danger to their industry is the warming of the Gulf of Maine because of our climate emergency. They can’t be unaware of the collapse of their industry […]

My experience as second license on an offshore crew-boat, working out of Rockport, Texas, suggests that offshore wind farms will create “reefs” that will be impermeable by mobile net gear, and thus make a refuge for fish to grow and spawn. When we delivered cargoes to manned offshore rigs, we would then tie up to […]

I spent 40-plus years in the commercial fishing industry, and if there is one thing I am fully aware of, it is our nature to be fully independent. In my role as a fisheries advocate, we often joked that 10 fishermen would likely have 20 opinions. As I have matured and become involved politically, I […]

Recently, the District of Columbia’s chief medical examiner issued his ruling on the cause of death for Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick. Officer Sicknick had engaged rioters inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. His cause of death was listed as natural causes, as he suffered two strokes. The public was informed two days after […]

The proposed legislation L.D. 1238, An Act to Protect Women’s Single-sex Shelters, would grant privately owned facilities offering emergency shelter to women the discretion to provide sex-specific accommodations without risking sanction for discrimination on the basis of gender identity. There are real and serious conflicts that emerge when women’s shelters endeavor to balance the expectation […]

I am writing in support of L.D. 231, An Act To Establish Open Primaries. L.D. 231 would establish semi-open primaries, meaning that voters who are not enrolled in a party would be permitted to cast one ballot in the primary of their choice. Republicans would not be able to vote in Democratic primaries, and Democrats […]

I greatly appreciate Rep. Chellie Pingree’s support of D.C. statehood. Rep. Jared Golden’s, too. I wrote to both of Maine’s senators asking them to support S. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act. Sen. Susan Collins responded stating that she had supported the District of Columbia House Voting Act. This legislation was put forward in 2009, […]

Re: “Bishops may press Biden to stop taking Communion” (April 28): Edward Peters, who teaches canon law at the Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, says “some high-profile Catholics” who support a woman’s right to privacy and autonomy in her reproductive choices set a bad example since they “fail to protect innocent human life” in […]