I’m writing to support Rep. and Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. Speaker Gideon has represented me in my local and state government for over a decade and she has never disappointed on her stance across sector and stakeholder interest. Having recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, […]

I believe we are getting contradictory, mismanaged and even false information about COVID-19 from this administration. From being told it didn’t exist, to being told the country could be past it by Easter, and by blaming others, we have been poorly served. America is storing her dead in refrigerated produce trucks while they await burial […]

Staying healthy at home for a month or two is doable. The coronavirus caught the world off guard. Hospitals, state and the federal government require time to get a handle on what exactly to do about it. There is no quick fix. People need to put food on their tables. While staying at home may […]

This is a comment on Maine’s Law Day (held every May 1 to celebrate the rule of law) by a former legal aid lawyer for the poor. The “open courts” provision of the Maine Constitution (Article I, Section 19) creates an important civil right. It guarantees that Maine courts will be fully open to every […]

Re: “Administration considers leveraging emergency coronavirus loan to force Postal Service changes” (April 24, Page A3): The reason why President Trump is so obsessed is buried in this Washington Post article. The authors, reporters Jacob Bogage and Lisa Rein, write: “Trump has railed for years against what he sees as mismanagement at the Postal Service, […]

Mainers are fortunate to have Betsy Sweet as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat on the ballot this November. She truly offers a “Sweet Deal,” with decades of experience crafting and implementing policy. Having worked on family medical leave and Maine Clean Elections, she plans to work toward universal health […]

“Thank you.” You are the hundreds of people who have made my life full, enriched my soul and allowed me to stretch the capacity for caring that we all carry within. You have been my patients. Every day I call upon my medical education and learning that evolved during the decades we have spent together. […]

Coronavirus is threatening our democracy. That’s because this pandemic poses at least three major barriers to voting in Maine. One, citizens can’t easily register to vote with their city halls closed. Two, Mainers risk exposure to the virus if they show up to vote on election day. Three, town clerks will have trouble quickly counting […]