Majority rule is the law of the land. The Framers put that democratic idea into Constitution. It didn’t happen. Despite their good intentions, from 1789 to 1917, a single U.S. senator could bar a congressional vote and, since then, a Senate minority can block Congress. Now the Senate’s historic power grab to prevent majority rule […]
2021
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Making Portland a more affordable place to live
The City Council has proposed phasing in any tax hikes resulting from the revaluation when it should be considering lowering the tax rate to ease the impact on multi-family building owners.
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Letter to the editor: NSA whistleblower has earned Biden’s pardon
A tsunami of sympathy is starting to sweep the country for America’s latest sweetheart, United States Air Force veteran and whistleblower Reality L. Winner. In early 2017, the 25-year-old former National Security Agency employee exposed Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign by releasing one classified document to The Intercept. This document revealed that Russian […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
The COVID-19 Patients’ Bill of Rights ensures access to resources to protect Mainers
When I first decided to run for the Maine Senate over a year ago, I couldn’t have imagined that I would be campaigning or serving during a global pandemic. When COVID-19 hit our state in the spring, I returned to work as a nurse at Mercy Hospital to do my part to combat the virus […]
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Let’s allow some politics to remain local
When voters in state legislative races focus only on national issues, our communities miss out.
Posted inBiddeford-Saco-OOB Courier, Scarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Maine State Bar Association announces 2021 Law Day contests
AUGUSTA — Maine students in grades 4-12 are invited to submit entries for this year’s Law Day contests sponsored by the Maine State Bar Association. Students in grades 4-8 may participate in the art poster contest and students in grades 9-12 may participate in the essay contest. The entry deadline is April 1. This year’s […]
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Letter to the editor: Want to brush up on civics? There’s a game for that
To quote Sandra Day O’Connor, “The practice of democracy is not passed down through the gene pool. It must be taught and learned anew by each generation.” So, in 2009, Justice O’Connor founded iCivics.org with the goal of modernizing civics education through the use of video games. She considers this to be her most enduring […]
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Letters to the editor, March 12
Return students to classroom To the editor, Education is the key to success! As a primary teacher of 32 years, a mother of three and a grandmother of seven, I feel strongly that it is time for students to return to the classroom full time. Schools provide a safe haven for all. Nothing can replace […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
David Treadwell: Stark reminders of America’s original sin, Part I
When I served as Director of Admissions at Ohio Wesleyan in the early 1970s, one of the associate directors was Dick Payne, an African-American who’d been a track star at Ohio State. Dick and I had many open talks about work and life. One day he said to me, “Not a day goes by that […]
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Tom Purcell: Looney Times — a better approach is needed when analyzing pop culture past
Is the world finally coming to grips with the wrongs I endured as a child growing up in the 1970s? I came of age before 24-hour cable news channels sensationalized childhood abductions and made every parent in America terrified that their kid was likely to become the next victim. We ‘70s kids were in constant […]