During the recent legislative hearing for L.D. 1587, Rep. Scott Landry’s bill to remove the municipal ordinance exemption for the development of nonessential transmission lines, Central Maine Power singled out the town of Caratunk not once, but twice in testimony against the bill. After stating that it’s acceptable to benefit some at the expense of […]

Last year, embarrassed and broken hearted, I abandoned Donald Trump, his astonishing tribe of supplicants and my 50-year-old allegiance with the Republican Part that extends back to my parents and grandparents; I became a Democrat. Perhaps I was hasty. Not because I’ve seen the light and the value and profitability of supplication, but because the […]

I have been reading about the fishing industry’s opposition to offshore wind. From what I read, there’s no alternative plan to a great big, “no.” Nothing is being proposed to offer a model of local control, to counter “foreign energy companies” or to otherwise protect the ecosystem that is already being harmed by rapidly increasing […]

COVID has changed our lives no matter our age, who we are or where we live. Because of its impact we have, again, had to adapt, as humanity always does. It’s been challenging to say the least, with much to worry about, but there have been positives despite the sorrow, isolation, boredom, ongoing questions and […]

People are unique. Let me elaborate before our heads swell any larger. Yes, it is true that we, as a species, have done many things to improve our lot in life. In agriculture, we have reshaped vegetation to provide us with more nutritious foods. In construction, we have projects that provide more water (dams); more […]

Re: The front-page May 9 Maine Sunday Telegram article “Maine has glaring race disparity in care during pregnancies”: Fifty years ago, I did my Bates thesis on essentially this subject, focusing on the high infant mortality of Blacks versus whites. I posited that this was because of the high cost of health care, and the […]

There are a flurry of election-related bills making their way (or not) through the Maine Legislature. Some of them aim to suppress voters’ rights and access, while others look to write into law the best practices learned from last year’s election cycle. In 2020, a number of new procedures and helpful tools were implemented to […]

As a woman in Maine, I am concerned about L.D. 1225, An Act to Provide Dignity for Fetal Remains by Requiring their Interment or Cremation. The bill requires the final disposition resulting from abortion, miscarriage or fetal death, regardless of gestation age, through cremation or interment. It threatens a woman’s right to choice under the […]