Old Orchard Beach is most fortunate to have Democrat Lori Gramlich running for re-election in House District 13. During her past two years in office, Lori has worked tirelessly on behalf of the residents of Old Orchard Beach. She is one who does deliver on her promises, be it addressing beach erosion, creating more opportunities […]

I will be voting on Nov. 3 for independent candidate Sophie Warren for Maine House of Representatives, Scarborough Coastal District 29. I had a chance recently to have a conversation with Sophie. She spoke with passion on the topics of helping find economic solutions for our state to the coronavirus crisis; the dangers of climate […]

The final countdown to Nov. 3 is upon us and I want to call your attention to a unique and special candidate – Democrat Katey Branch. Katey is running for the Maine Senate for the seat that includes the Oxford Hills and Bridgton, Naples and Sebago. Voting for Katey is a rare opportunity to take […]

In the last state budget Democratic Sen. Cathy Breen, who represents Gray in Augusta, led an effort to increase municipal revenue sharing to $250 million – more property tax relief from Augusta than has been available for 10 years. Her opponent in this November’s election is Jennifer White of Gray. White chairs the Gray Secession […]

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, the Supreme Court nominee, has said that she would interpret the U.S. Constitution in the same manner as the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Justice Scalia was an “originalist,” arguing that the Constitution should be interpreted in a manner consistent with the intention of the drafters at the time the U.S. Constitution […]

Re: “Maine Republicans flout CDC guidelines at campaign events” (Oct. 4): How can Dale Crafts, Donald Trump Jr. and other Republicans expect us to support them when they can’t even follow state law during campaign events? The photo of packed-in people at an indoor Trump event in Bangor made me sick to my stomach. While […]

Democrat Stacy Brenner is a hard worker. She works hard on her farm raising produce and flowers. She works hard as a small-business woman trying to stay afloat in these difficult times. She works hard as a nurse at a local hospital. I can’t imagine anyone working harder in Augusta for all of us than […]

I am a short-term rental host in Portland. My rental and rentals like mine cater to a very small percentage of those traveling to our vacation state. Typically they are looking for something unlike a typical hotel experience. All the restaurants and small shops around me have benefited from our short term guests. The income […]