In an effort to target the ongoing Indigenous human rights issues happening in Maine, education and trust building are integral and inextricably intertwined parts of addressing racism against Wabanaki people in the state. The lack of trust between the state and the tribes results in failed efforts to collaborate and produces “continued institutional processes of […]

As a breast cancer survivor, I have relied on medication to prevent the cancer from returning. Like many Americans, I have experienced the high cost of prescription drugs. With L.D. 686, An Act to Increase Prescription Drug Pricing Transparency, Mainers will no longer have to forgo necessary medication because of cost. I thank Maine state […]

The Legislature is considering An Act to Adopt the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. The proposal commits each state to cast its electoral votes for the winner of the national popular vote. As soon as states controlling 270 electoral votes join, the compact goes into effect. Electors are allocated according to each state’s representation in […]

We need to dilute the extreme partisanship that divides our country and find common ground for civil conversations, but it’s challenging to engage with someone whose grasp of reality is distorted by misinformation, anger and hatred. In a recent Sunday Telegram letter to the editor, Ernest Lamarre portrays himself and other NRA members as non-racist […]

I’ve spent decades in construction and public planning, but it doesn’t take my experience to understand that the United States’ infrastructure needs updating. Today, our antiquated infrastructure approach is a national blight and will cost average Americans their hard-earned dollars and missed opportunities. According to the American Society for Civil Engineers’ research, the cost of […]

I was curious about the April 28 public protest by Maine lobstermen against all offshore wind power development. Surely these people know, better than most, that the greatest danger to their industry is the warming of the Gulf of Maine because of our climate emergency. They can’t be unaware of the collapse of their industry […]

My experience as second license on an offshore crew-boat, working out of Rockport, Texas, suggests that offshore wind farms will create “reefs” that will be impermeable by mobile net gear, and thus make a refuge for fish to grow and spawn. When we delivered cargoes to manned offshore rigs, we would then tie up to […]

I spent 40-plus years in the commercial fishing industry, and if there is one thing I am fully aware of, it is our nature to be fully independent. In my role as a fisheries advocate, we often joked that 10 fishermen would likely have 20 opinions. As I have matured and become involved politically, I […]