We write with concern regarding proposed Trump administration changes to the Endangered Species Act that would: • Make it difficult to extend protections to threatened species by creating new administrative procedures. • Require consideration of economic factors instead of scientific evidence when deciding to list an endangered species. • Make it more difficult to designate a critical […]

We urge Sen. Susan Collins to vote against Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. Kavanaugh’s environmental record is clear – and it’s not good for clean air and water. It is not good for our children who suffer from asthma, as he’s unlikely to support regulating pollution that crosses state lines. It’s not good […]

If Sen. Susan Collins votes to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, she will be acting against the health and welfare of about half of our nation’s citizens: namely, women. Banning access to any abortion, even to save the life of the mother or in cases of pregnancies resulting from rape, is unacceptable and […]

Wanted: Republican candidate for president. Position to begin January 2021. Qualifications: Open mind, open heart, sincerity, authenticity, ability to communicate effectively without the use of electronic devices, ability to change minds and willingness to have your mind changed. Conservative philosophy preferred but ability to move to the center when required for the benefit of the […]

I am a former Catholic priest who served in the Diocese of Owensboro, Kentucky, for 13 years, and published a book dealing with my reasons for leaving. In a nutshell, the reason was the official Catholic Church’s lack of sensitivity to the real lives and needs of the people it was designed to serve, and […]