I was supporting Gov. Janet Mills for U.S. Senate. On the occasion of her withdrawal from the race, I wish to commend her on her incredible environmental leadership. Mills will be remembered as a champion for measures effectively fighting climate change. What’s at stake from climate change? Maine’s fishery, valued over $619 million; tourism and […]

As a parent raising four kids in our public schools, I spend a lot of time thinking about the kind of future we’re building and who we trust to lead us there. I’ll be honest: like many people, I’ve felt discouraged by politics. It often feels out of touch with the urgency of the moment […]

I was one of the individuals arrested at the Burlington, Massachusetts, ICE detention center on April 28. It was an inspirational day for me. I know many of us are extremely upset and saddened by what is happening in this country. We’re asking, “What can I do?” With the recent escalation of ICE’s presence in […]

Vicious and demented? An April 30 letter referred to “demented and vicious anti-Trumpers who have been lining our streets for months.” Well. I am an 82-year-old grandmother who has been part of these demonstrations along streets and bridges in Maine. I’ve been protesting the actions of a president who I believe is undermining the constitutional […]

I want to thank Sen. Susan Collins for all of her votes that helped to put our current U.S. Supreme Court justices in place. Yes, Justice Clarence Thomas came before her time (1991), but given Collins’ staunch defense of Brett Kavanaugh in the face of sexual assault allegations, I feel Collins probably would have been […]