I run Stoop Kid Pictures, a small video production company in Portland. We help local businesses and organizations tell their stories on camera. I know Mainers have enough to worry about right now. That’s exactly why I’m writing. Bills like the Credit Card Competition Act tend to slide through quietly while everyone’s attention is elsewhere. […]

I woke up last night to the sound of thunder. For a split second, I thought it was gunshots. That realization shook me more than the storm itself, making me realize how much fear so many of us are carrying right now. As I watch what is happening, I feel deeply concerned for local families […]

Sen. Susan Collins deserves recognition for the empathy she showed when meeting parents seeking stronger federal support for Type 1 diabetes research. She followed that meeting with action, helping establish the Senate Diabetes Caucus and backing increased funding for medical research that offers hope to children facing a lifelong illness through no fault of their […]

Nothing will bring a 25-year-old man from Colombia back to his family. According to Sen. Angus King, the victim — who was murdered by ICE agents on Monday morning, July 13 — was not even the target of the warrant. But a little girl, wearing her Bluey pajamas at the scene of the tragedy, has […]

I didn’t think it possible, but — after watching President Donald Trump’s speech to the nation last Thursday night — I am now convinced that the presidential election was stolen. The 2024 presidential election. We must take whatever action necessary to repair and make safe once again our electoral process. As President Trump said in […]

In response to Jane Atkinson Leifester’s July 3 letter (“Maine should have participated in Great American Fair”) I support the decision made by state leaders not to participate. The fair reportedly wasn’t all that great. Instead, it was a chaotic disaster, poorly attended and, most importantly, a waste of taxpayers’ money. Judy Watson IngramParsonsfield