I appreciate Rep. Heather Sirocki’s ability to remain fiercely principled and yet work with people from very diverse backgrounds and ideals. She’s a straight talker about the issues, and she finds creative ways to make the marketplace work for ordinary Mainers and to make sure they get the services they need in a safe environment. […]

Conscientious voters will try to choose a governor who’ll improve job growth, protect our environment and use limited tax dollars wisely. Maine needs a governor who isn’t indebted to a party or special-interest PACs but has specific plans, the experience, the brain power and the imagination to work for the greater good. How can we […]

In “Maine Voices: Eliot Cutler should set a date to get out of the race if he can’t win” (Oct. 4), Peter Murray states that he thinks independent Eliot Cutler is the best candidate and would make the best governor. If Cutler doesn’t look like a sure winner before Election Day, Murray would switch his […]

I support Democrat Cathy Breen for the District 25 Maine Senate seat because she is committed to resolving a key problem facing our jails and prisons today: the high number of inmates who are mentally ill. As an example, in the Cumberland County Jail about 80 percent of our 450 prisoners are addicted to a […]

My wife and I attended a performance of “Avenue Q” at the Lyric Music Theater in South Portland on Oct. 2. Not the usual local theater fare, but kudos to the cast and crew for their performances and to the theater for offering us something quite unique. Unfortunately, while carrying themselves very well artistically, they […]