Sen. Craig Hickman, D-Kennebec, is mistaken in his recent assertion that the “Right to Food” constitutional amendment has “no bearing” on animal welfare laws. The problem with this amendment lies in the language, not the concept. As written, this proposal fails to include reference to state laws and municipal ordinances that protect animals, the environment […]

While Republicans are busy obstructing governance on the national level, Republican-controlled legislatures at the state level have been very busy reconstructing election laws to not only make it harder for potential Democratic voters to cast ballots, but, far more frightening, to make it easier to overturn legitimate election results if not to their liking. At […]

As we witness a surge in religious exemption requests regarding the COVID-19 vaccine, am I to assume that non-religious exemptions to abortion bans will allowed? Asking for some friends. Like 100 million of them. Jim Kavanagh South Portland

The first of the Maine initiatives on next month’s ballot would “ban the construction of high-impact electric transmission lines in the Upper Kennebec Region.” This proposal is clear and straightforward. But the second part of the proposal, “to require the Legislature, retroactively to 2014, to approve by a two-thirds vote such projects using public land,” […]

Once again, I disagree with Mr. Democrat, Greg Kesich’s view. His article on U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, 2nd District, “Golden’s ‘Mr. Smith’ stand is not helping” (Oct. 3), is focused on his own personal opinion and uses a classic movie, Jimmy Stewart’s “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” as his prop. In the movie, Mr. Smith […]

Gov. Janet Mills has changed Oct. 11 to Indigenous Peoples Day, honoring Maine’s first native inhabitants. And, this past summer, Mainers also turned away replicas of Columbus’ ships out of respect for the state’s Indigenous inhabitants. So, how can Gov. Mills now stand behind the NECEC corridor, which has displaced and impoverished Quebec’s native people? […]

Years ago, a book titled; “Talking Back to Facebook” suggested the social media platform was getting out of hand. I agreed, but noted that the phenomenon was otherwise a relatively harmless way to transfer trivia and perpetuate pet pictures. Alarmingly, Facebook has morphed far beyond delightful drivel and grinning grandkids. That was 2012. Since then, […]