These lines from the 23rd Psalm remind me that the dark and divisive times we are presently confronted with are nothing new to the human condition. With hard work (and prayer), we will get through this one as well. “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no […]

Gov. LePage’s continued refusal to issue the $15 million senior housing bond is both immoral and illegal. The senior housing bond was approved by 70 percent of Maine voters and our Legislature. It is intended to provide badly needed housing for Maine’s low-income seniors. Without the bond funds, many seniors remain in unsafe houses or […]

What’s more important to the safety and future of our country – support of party, or support for our country? Adolf Hitler used hate, fear, division and racial superiority to gain control of Nazi Germany, which led to the deaths of millions. Donald Trump has taught us to hate and fear Hispanics and blacks; next, […]

Many voiced their disgust at Donald Trump’s ignorant remarks during his campaign, but one marginalized group often overlooked by journalists is that of sexual assault survivors. Sexual assaults happen regardless of age, race, sexual identity or socioeconomic class. The Justice Department estimates that 63 percent of assaults go unreported. Further, according to the U.S. Centers […]

The demands for elimination of the Electoral College in order to “make our vote count” are misguided. In point of fact, the Electoral College gives us all a greater voice and was created on the same model as the House of Representatives, for the same reason. Consider this: The election was called in Donald Trump’s […]