Practically every day I am amazed that the Press Herald continues to publish “Beetle Bailey,” which is dated, sexist, unfunny and based almost completely around the plot line of a superior physically abusing a member of his unit. Meanwhile, the witty “Non Sequitor” was discontinued, to the dismay of many of us. Please bring back […]

I am the business agent for Ironworkers Local 7. I first met Stacy Brenner through close friends who live in Scarborough. As a small business owner, registered nurse and community leader, she’s an amazingly well-rounded person. And during the pandemic, instead of staying home, Stacy went back to work as a nurse. That’s just who […]

With all that is going on in the world and country, local issues can easily get lost or forgotten. Lucky for us we have a state representative who won’t forget us. We have known Joyce “Jay” McCreight D-Brunswick, for six years and have been very impressed with her and what she does for her constituents. […]

Recently, my household received mail from the Maine Democratic Party, falsely claiming that Sen. Susan Collins has stuck by Donald Trump 94 percent of the time. A more accurate figure, according to sources such as Propublica and Cook Political Report, is 67 percent, which is the lowest of any Republican senator. Sen. Collins was also […]

Watching the virtual Democratic National Convention as it announced the first-ever woman of color vice-presidential candidate running on a major party ticket, it’s clear that this will be a historic election. Among many reasons, Democrats are poised to permanently repeal the Helms Amendment and the Global Gag Rule – both groundbreaking efforts to defend reproductive […]

David Durell is the Democratic candidate for District 16 of the Maine House of Representatives, which covers Hollis and parts of Buxton and Saco. Dave is a native Mainer and a graduate of the University of Maine, who ran a small business in Buxton for almost 30 years. He knows what it is like to […]

American voters across the political spectrum often say that they wish the country had more centrist politicians who are willing to debate and compromise in the interest of achieving mutually desirable goals. We have one, one of the few, in Maine’s Susan Collins. Some letter writers object to her re-election because, as a Republican senator, […]