It’s starting to feel like summertime in Maine, which means that beaches should be bustling, shops should be packed, and traffic on Route 1 should be bumper-to-bumper within 10 miles of Red’s Eats. The last weekends in May typically kick off Maine’s peak season, but this year, our usual seasonal visitors didn’t come – instead, […]

Churches in Maine can now reopen, and assemble in groups of up to 50 as of June 1. If you didn’t know that, you’re not alone. In contrast to the daily Maine CDC briefings and press releases, the Mills administration’s decision on church guidelines was decidedly low-key. It appeared on the state’s website without fanfare, […]

Perreault for House In these troubling times it is more important than ever that we choose wisely when electing those who will serve and represent us in the legislature in Augusta. As the state primary date draws near, I would like to say a few words in support of Corey Perreault who is running for […]

There is no constitutional right to go shopping. There is a constitutional right to freedom from extended “lock down” by executive order. Protective measures imposed by almost all state governors to fight Covid-19 squarely placed the U.S. Constitution in the middle of the crisis. Governors adopted mandatory closures, stay-at-home rules and the use of face […]

Timothy Klausutis, an innocent American who was despicably victimized on social media this month by Donald Trump, has written an extraordinary letter to the CEO of Twitter. This excerpt will bring you up to speed: “Nearly 19 years ago, my wife, who had an undiagnosed heart condition, fell and hit her head on her desk […]

Since Republicans, on average, are five times more likely than Democrats to believe it’s safe now to resume normal business activity, reopening the economy has often been framed as a partisan issue. But within households, many families are having their own arguments about how lax or strict they should be about the threat of the […]

With the backdrop of life being what it is right now it is easy to forget that times will get better. It is easy to replace any sort of future orientation with one of gloom because as the minutes fade into hours and the days fade into weeks, we may all be left with a […]

What The Bogota Post got right about America before COVID-19 rings just as true during the pandemic – maybe even more true. In a May 2019 article, “The List of Things Americans Take for Granted,” the newspaper examined some of the freedoms and blessings that too many Americans forget they have. Amid the pandemic – […]

As a veteran, I am concerned about providing the support that veterans and their families need. In Maine and across the country, many are dying in veterans and nursing homes. Veterans and their fellow Americans are losing jobs, income and health insurance coverage due to our COVID-19 pandemic. The federal government has abandoned any leadership […]