After Judge Brett Kavanaugh was seated on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, he decided not to cast ballots. This court, often considered the second-highest in the country, does not require this level of impartiality, but Brett Kavanaugh voluntarily acts with restraint and integrity at all times so that he can […]

I am a self-employed classical musician, born and bred in this great state of Maine. I left our beautiful state directly after high school to further my education while gaining invaluable experience. I eventually moved to Europe to pursue my career. I walked the streets of my late mentors and made music in awe-inspiring structures. […]

I grew up in England. In 1967, when I was 19, the U.K. legalized abortion with an act that has been similar in impact to the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling in the USA. I am old enough to have known several young women who had illegal abortions prior to the passage of the 1967 […]

The headline of Scott Thistle’s Sept. 1 article “The only thing longer than a Maine winter? A Maine legislative session” (Page A1) is correct, but he fails to explain the reason for this mess. People like to blame “partisan politics” for these breakdowns, but let’s be clear: Democrats and Senate Republicans were ready and willing […]

I am not a pre-existing condition. I am a hardworking, professional, self-sufficient woman who grew up in Maine. I have never gone a day without having health insurance. I’ve paid premiums to almost every health insurance company in Maine. In 2013, days before my 46th birthday, I was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma, an incurable blood […]