Investing in school sports, health education helps us all Congratulations to all the high school basketball players, parents and staff who made this such a spectacular tournament! Being a Nokomis alum it has been an exciting season for me, but more important than trophies is the way it has brought communities together, especially after the […]

House Speaker Ryan Fecteau’s bill LD 2003, an act to implement the Commission’s Recommendations to Increase Housing Opportunities in Maine, was created with bipartisan support. This bill will take significant steps towards fixing our housing shortage and create a needed path to address the critical issue of quality, affordable housing for all in Maine. I’m […]

On Dec. 30 of this past year, while I was home for winter break from Bowdoin College, the Marshall Fire tore through my hometown of Boulder, Colorado. Throughout the day, due to dry conditions and hurricane-force winds, the fire spread over 6,000 acres. The Marshall Fire would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history, […]

It was a familiar scene. The president of the United States strode down the aisle of the U.S. House of Representatives to deliver the State of the Union address, the only constitutionally mandated instance of presidential speech. Usually, it serves to lay out the White House’s policy agenda for the coming year, along with perceived […]

Those with intellectual, developmental disabilities deserve Mills’ advocacy Thank you, Gov. Mills, for your letter to the Maine Veterans’ Homes Board of Trustees protesting the closure of two veterans’ homes in northern Maine. As the daughter of a veteran who spent his last days in the hospice unit at Togus, I can speak firsthand about […]

Five years ago a sports injury forced me to wear a light brace on my knee. Within a few months the joint was fine, yet to this day I continue to wear a brace on both knees when on the field. I feel there is prophylactic value, but also a sense of comfort and security. […]