For a Democrat driving through rural Maine, last week was discouraging. Moody for Governor signs lined the roadside, one of the many signals that the newly minted Republican and auto body shop entrepreneur could be tough to beat in November. And if he wins, it’s because his politics have swerved from the moderate ideas he […]

My first love, my first hero, my 86-year-old dad died nine years ago this week. On a Tuesday, like so many days that summer, I drove him for a platelet transfusion to treat his terminal blood disorder. Who could tell it would be his last? He spiked a fever during the procedure, so I rushed […]

As a result of recent primary elections, the Democratic Party’s stripes have been revealed. The socialists are out. Loud and proud. The Donkey party’s ultra-left progressive membership rocked the vote in recent primaries and successfully nominated ultra-left ideologues for the November election. Ayanna Pressley in Massachusetts and fellow Congressional hopeful Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York […]

If you moseyed down Main Street in Freeport the past couple of weeks you saw crosswalks filled with parents and kids shopping for back-to-school outfits, pens, markers, notebooks, and L.L. Bean backpacks. Glimpses of leaves turning on the trees could be spotted here and there. The faces of Regional School Unit 5 kids, parents, and […]

Throughout her long political career, Janet Mills has never been afraid to kick butt. Until she decided to run for governor. As soon as she announced her candidacy, Mills, the Democratic nominee and Maine’s attorney general, somehow transformed herself from a pit bull with jaws locked onto Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s hind end into a […]

The United States is a nation of immigrants. The majority of us welcome them, because we understand they are us. According to a June Gallup poll, 57 percent of Americans oppose Trump’s wall, 83 percent favor a path to citizenship for Dreamers, and 84 percent believe immigration is a good thing for the country. So […]

I support Dale Denno for re-election to Maine House District 45 representing Cumberland and part of Gray. Dale has served his community well. Prior to being elected Dale was appointed director for the Office of Family Independence at the DHHS. This experience prepared him to become a vital member of the Joint Standing Committee on […]

Dear Scarborough residents, As the Scarborough Downs issues continue to be analyzed by the Town Council I would like to keep Scarborough residents up-to-date on events. Let me say at the outset that a tax-sharing agreement with Scarborough Downs is of enormous significance to the community. While we have been steadily working on this issue […]

I am writing to express my support for U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, who is up for re-election on Nov. 6. I believe he stands tall among so many others presently in the Senate. By personal example he is man of integrity, honesty and enormous energy. These are words you don’t hear anymore. Sen. King […]

I urge Falmouth voters to re-elect state Rep. Teresa Pierce, D-Falmouth, to the state Legislature in November. Teresa’s commitment to both Falmouth and the state of Maine is evident in her six years of service as town councilor (two terms) and two terms representing House District 44. As co-chairwoman of the Joint Select Committee on […]