On Dec. 18, a majority of members of the House of Congress voted for two articles to impeach President Trump: Article I, Abuse of Power and Article II, Obstruction of Congress. The next step is a Senate trial of President Trump to determine whether the facts support removal of the president from office. To remove […]

Sen. Susan Collins just announced she is running for her fifth term. When she first ran, 23 years ago, she told the citizens of Maine that if elected, she would serve only two terms, as 12 years was enough for one person. Many years ago, I corresponded with the senator multiple times, requesting help on […]

It is difficult to discern truth/reality when words are loosed from their meaning and thus serve to distort the situation itself. The impeachment vote is largely described, on Dec. 19, as being along “partisan lines.” This unfortunate description is not limited to impeachment but to most of the political activity in Washington today. Partisanship, by […]

There’s good news on climate you won’t read elsewhere: The Economists’ Statement on Carbon Dividends outlines a plan for cutting carbon dioxide emissions by pricing carbon fuels, returning the proceeds equitably to every household. More than 3,500 U.S. economists have signed it. There are now no fewer than seven carbon-pricing bills being considered in the […]

Let me see if I get this right: If “the Senate shall have the sole power to try all Impeachments,” by withholding and using the articles of impeachment as leverage to get Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to get her approval of how the Senate will try the impeachment, then House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is […]

The Associated Press story “Scientists struggle to save seagrass from coastal pollution” (Dec. 22), about New Hampshire’s Great Bay, made me realize that many people can’t see the critical linkages within marine ecosystems. Decades ago I realized I wanted to make meaningful improvements to the Maine coastline. I learned that eastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica) filter […]

Greg Kesich’s Dec. 8 column – “What happens after work?” – reflects a question that is on many Mainers’ minds these days. With boomers (aged 55 to 73) representing 28 percent of our population, coupled with a significant boost in their life span, it’s not surprising that so many of us are contemplating a second […]

Susan Collins has in recent years positioned herself as a moderate in the U.S. Senate, someone who tries to promote bipartisanship agreements. Now that she has announced her intention to run for re-election in 2020, Sen. Collins has an opportunity to demonstrate her position as a moderate by insisting that the Senate conduct a fair […]