I write to urge the re-election of state Sen. Rebecca Millett, D-South Portland, who has represented Senate District 29 (South Portland, Cape Elizabeth, part of Scarborough) in the Maine Senate since 2012. I am a retired Portland Public Schools teacher (30 years). Rebecca has been such an outstanding advocate for Maine’s children and public schools […]

Attorney General Janet Mills has the experience, temperament and expertise to be a great governor. She loves this state and its people. She’ll respect the wishes of the Maine people when they vote to approve ballot initiatives and work hard to make Maine a great place to live for all. Mills understands that to grow […]

Remember back during the 2000 presidential campaign, when George W. Bush described himself as a “compassionate conservative” to differentiate himself from the majority of conservatives who are not by nature kind, caring and compassionate? Well, that breed of conservative is rapidly becoming extinct, replaced by the reincarnate dinosaurs of the right. We now have a […]

As we head into another fall sports season, there’s an effort underway to throw football out the window because of brain-related diseases later in some athletes’ lives. The sport so loved and revered by generations of Americans might be nearing its own traumatic end – at least for high school and other youth football leagues. […]

I recently paid $60 worth of parking tickets to the great city of Portland. I returned to my car a few hours later to see a fresh one fluttering in the breeze. The city’s version of a middle finger. It is impossible to have a clean slate. The city’s new parking app apparently has a […]

Apparently, you are an idiot. I’d previously suspected this of Portland Mayor Ethan Strimling, Gov. Paul LePage and everyone in authority at the state Department of Health and Human Services. But I had no idea the plague of stupidity included you (and me) until I read a new report from the Maine Heritage Policy Center […]

In the opinion of many, the most important issue this fall is going to be Medicaid expansion. Not only will it provide additional medical care for many people, but it will also provide additional jobs in the form of nurses, nurses aides, etc. There has not been a state where Medicaid has expanded and it […]

Edgar Allen Beem isn’t concerned that out-of-state money has hijacked Maine’s referendum process (“The Universal Notebook: Government by referendum”). He says we shouldn’t worry because “fat cats from away pay the bills.” When this election is over, however, Maine’s middle class and small business owners will pay the bill for Question 1: a 3.8 percent income […]

We support the re-election of state Rep. Janice Cooper, D-Yarmouth, in House District 47 (Yarmouth, Chebeague Island and Long Island). Janice is a community-minded neighbor, a trusted friend and our capable state representative since 2012. Janice has mastered complex subjects to make informed decisions on hundreds of bills. She has served on several key committees […]

In January 2010, a narrow decision by the U.S. Supreme Court ruled for Citizens United vs. the Federal Election Commission. That ruling wiped out a host of election laws that protected the individual vote of American citizens and allowed huge funds to drive the outcome of elections. Suddenly, my vote seemed diminished. I felt robbed […]