I am proud of Maine’s senator, our senator, Susan Collins. When it really mattered, she came through for what was right. While she could have caved to peer pressure and confusion, she voted for now-Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh despite a well-choreographed smear campaign. Collins stood up for what she believed was right and became the […]

In today’s world, there is no lack of data. For those wearing Apple watches or fitness trackers, throughout the day feedback is available in an instant: how much you are moving, exercising, and how frequently you are standing rather than sitting. Annual physicals include information about cholesterol, HDL, triglycerides, followed by comments from your doctor […]

State Senate candidate Cathy Nichols’ skills and civility are required in Augusta. Her broad background includes a degree focused on soil and water conservation, studying policy analysis at the Muskie School and 20 years’ experience helping private industry comply with complex environmental and safety regulations. Nichols understands that creating complex policy in Augusta will require […]

A little over three years ago the Wardtown Mobile Home Park, an entity of the Freeport Housing Trust, began the complicated process of becoming an independent cooperative organization, owned by the residents of the park. This was a difficult and uncertain time for many of the residents, who had numerous questions and concerns about managing […]

I’m pleased to offer my support to James Gilboy running for South Portland City Council District 4. I had the privilege of serving on the Board of Education with James; he is very thoughtful and considers issues carefully with an open mind. He not only asks the right questions, but offers suggestions and thinks out […]

Both Yarmouth school bonds on the November ballot are a necessary and prudent investment in our future, for our children and our town. In 2009, our student population was about 1,400. This year, enrollment on the first day of school was 1,660 – an increase of nearly 20 percent in less than 10 years. This trend […]

I am an enthusiastic supporter of Democrat Chris Kessler to represent South Portland and part of Cape Elizabeth in House District 32. I first met Chris 10 years ago at meetings of a small group of citizens who called themselves Green South Portland, whose members went on to form Protect South Portland. At the time, […]