Electric heat pumps cut conventional fossil-dependent heating costs in half. Offshore wind — increasingly popular from Denmark to Japan — could cut these costs further, by delivering 24/7, uninterrupted electric power generation, robust job creation, zero operating emissions, drastic pollution reduction and high energy reliability, even during winter storms. All things considered, offshore wind is the […]

The United States Agency of International Development (USAID) helped prevent roughly 1 million child deaths per year. Other U.S. foreign assistance programs have also saved many lives, and under President Obama, the State Department used diplomacy with the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, China and the European Union to help negotiate the 2015 Iran nuclear […]

As Rep. Jared Golden’s political career “sunsets,” he has affirmed the fears of many who supported him as a congressman. Our country is in the most dangerous position of my lifetime. To say otherwise is to deny Donald Trump’s attacks on the Constitution, his attacks on people of color, his attacks on the media and his total disregard for the […]

Maine’s motto is Dirigo: I lead. I am a grandmother calling on all Mainers to rise up and lead in shining a light on elected state and national officials in our country by asking them to answer this question honestly and factually: Are they for sale? To stay in office, will our elected officials give […]

I want to thank Gov. Mills. She should be proud of her decades of public service. For all that she done for the citizens of Maine I say, “bravo.” I would also like to extend my gratitude for how graciously she has departed the Democratic Senate primary.  I have been a Graham Platner supporter from […]

I first became aware of District Attorney Jackie Sartoris when she was instrumental in putting together a letter from hundreds of Maine attorneys concerning the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. She demonstrated her skill at collaboration and leadership when she convinced many attorneys to step outside their comfort zones and publicly advocate for […]