We residents of House District 37, which stretches from Nason’s Corner, Stroudwater and Libbytown, are very fortunate to have two strong candidates running for the Democratic nomination for the open Maine House seat. One candidate is more well known and brings many years of public service to the post. He would hit the ground running. […]

There have been a lot of businesses complaining about closures and promising to protect the public if allowed to reopen. The reality has yet to match the promises. Existing businesses are not uniformly enforcing the requirement to wear a mask. Nine businesses out of 10 that I have entered (Hannaford, Shaw’s, Lowe’s, Home Depot, Marden’s, […]

I cannot believe that cities like Minneapolis want to disband their police departments. Reform? Yes. Disband? Absolutely not. This illustrates how shortsighted liberals are, and how quick to knee-jerk a response to situations they are. I can’t believe any sane person would eliminate entire police departments. What would happen in and who would respond to […]

There are many indications that Maine should be spending more on its transportation network. Recent reports show that Maine is not spending nearly enough money to maintain our existing system, much less thinking about any strategic or transformative investments. We are digging a hole and getting further and further behind in terms of maintaining our […]

Three highly competent people are running for the Democratic nomination for District 38 state representative, but Charles Skold has an unusual combination of qualities and skills that make him best suited to represent this district right now. His compelling personal story has helped give him a compassionate outlook. He’s smart but also thoughtful and wise. […]

When gay man Charlie Howard was murdered in Bangor in 1984, Barb Wood joined with me and other activists to form the Maine Lesbian Gay Political Alliance (now EqualityMaine) to fight against discrimination and hate, and educate Mainers about how wonderful LGBTQ+ people are. From that humble beginning, when the LBGTQ community was maligned and […]

The Fusion Center, aka The Maine Police Central Spy Agency, discussed in the Press Herald on June 25 (Page A1), could not obtain any warrant-free information in a timely manner without facial-recognition software. I say this as a former IT professional. This software labels camera surveillance, giving names, capturing information about Mainers, peaceful protesters, innocent […]

As a working mom and resident of Yarmouth, I join thousands of Mainers and millions of Americans who are deeply concerned about the availability of jobs that pay a living wage and the opportunity to join a union. This issue will be paramount as I step into the ballot box this July to vote in […]