About six weeks ago, we woke up to find that the president had changed his mind about new wars and had followed his “gut feelings” to plunge us into yet another one, this time against Iran. I am still uncertain as to what exactly he hoped to accomplish, but so far Operation Epic Bad Idea […]

I’m supporting Graham Platner for U.S. Senate. One of the many issues that I agree with Graham on is the need to fix our broken health care system and his support for a Medicare for all type system. I am a retired nurse and nurse educator. Since I started my career back in the early […]

I urge my age mates to step aside from today’s candidate lists.

Richard Flowerdew makes a sly argument against ranked choice voting (RCV) in a lengthy April 5 opinion piece, with a reference to the Maine Constitution’s plurality requirement, by asserting that the “… real goal of RCV is to eliminate ‘splitters,’” and by crying foul because the ballots “.. of the voters who did not vote […]

Like many Mainers, I don’t make voting choice lightly. I watch and see who is willing to do the work, listen to the people and approach problems with some common sense. In my view, Troy Jackson has demonstrated those qualities.  His record serving in the Maine Legislature and as Senate president stands out to me. […]