This November, voters have a historic opportunity to invest $49 million in the University of Maine System by voting yes on Question 4 on the statewide ballot. Bond campaign signs urge “Vote Yes 4 Maine’s Workforce.” Unfortunately, in Yarmouth a controversial local rent control referendum is also Question 4 on the municipal ballot. Please don’t […]

When we moved to South Portland, we were so excited to be new homeowners. We had been apartment-dwellers and didn’t yet have an appreciation for the value of a real neighborhood. Fortunately for us, we moved into a neighborhood with Victoria Morales. Victoria welcomed us like she welcomes everyone in our community — with open […]

I am writing to share my support for Ben Chipman for re-election to the state Senate. Ben has a strong commitment to public service that has been passed down to him from his family members, who have deep roots in Maine. He has been a strong voice for quality and affordable health care, property tax […]

Cathy Nichols, Senate District 25 candidate, has the experience needed to help employers create more jobs, while preserving Maine’s environment. Her work experience in the private sector will allow her to do this. Improving an economy while advocating for policies that provide sustainable solutions is very attainable, but personal knowledge of the private sector is […]

Teresa Pierce was one of the first people I met when I moved to Falmouth and was searching for information about what the state was working on. She impressed me with her clear knowledge of not only the needs and wants of the residents of Falmouth, but also how this could and should balance with […]

I would like to strongly support Dan Ankeles in his campaign to serve on the Town Council as an at-large member. I have always found Dan to be a hardworking, energetic person who cares about his neighbors. He’s very clearly committed to our community. The Council would benefit from Dan’s ongoing experience working for the […]

“Democratic candidates have been losing because they have too few ideas, not too many rivals.” So read the subhead of a guest editorial independent gubernatorial candidate Alan Caron wrote last month in response to persistent calls for him to get out of the race. Caron is trying to avoid the spoiler label, but his suggestion […]

Here’s something I wrote for this space during the week of July 16: “Allow me to end the suspense. Susan Collins is going to vote to confirm President Donald Trump’s latest U.S. Supreme Court nominee. “Unless Brett Kavanaugh turns out to be concealing a side career as a serial killer; an agent of the North […]

Welcome to another edition of Boos and Bravos, the quick-hit, catch-all column of Here’s Something. BRAVO to the sleeper of a campaign for Maine’s governor. Yes, there was the 12-year-old allegation dredged up last week of Shawn Moody settling a case of sexual harassment, but other than that it’s been pretty dead. Thankfully so. The […]

I did it. This very morning, I did it. I caved. I broke. I turned on the heat. Not very high, and not for very long, but that’s not really the point, is it? We all know, deep in our souls, the significance of that moment. These days, first heat is a different experience than […]