While driving home on Friday evening I was among hundreds, possibly over a thousand vehicles held stationary by state troopers at the Route 9 Jetport intersection for the passing of the presidential motorcade. Being only two cars back from the intersection I was forced to wait just over 20 minutes for the convoy of nearly […]

Maine’s legislative Judiciary Committee has wrestled with a controversial bill (LD1810) that would have allowed property owners to sue the state if they felt a new state law reduced the value of their property by 50 percent. Such a measure might seem reasonable, but the proposal was written and advocated for by corporate lobbyists who […]

I enjoyed reading Perry Newman’s parody to help Gov. LePage see himself in the mirror. What I’ve learned about abuse and abusers is that they don’t stop when treated with gentility, reason or kindness. LePage makes show of his abusive past, but fails to recognize he is “passing on” abuse to 1.3 million Mainers. Nor […]

I am looking forward to meeting everyone this campaign season at the doors, around town and at community debates and forums. Despite the challenges with our governor, we have been able to protect many important laws and programs and I am looking forward to talking about the challenges, issues and successes in Augusta. It is […]