I am an American of French descent. All Americans should stand with the nation of Israel. It is the only democracy in the Middle East. One could say it is the America of the Middle East. We must fight antisemitism wherever it raises its ugly head. It has no place in a civilized society. David […]

Over 70% of the RSU 21 budget is employee salary and benefits. Continuous professional development of all staff is a fiduciary responsibility to the students and taxpayers of RSU 21 (Arundel, Kennebunk and Kennebunkport). Look at the results: curriculum updates for literacy, social studies and mathematics. Next up are English and language arts and science. […]

On April 15, I joined with others from the Maine Coalition for Palestine to protest KeyBank’s purchase of bonds that support the genocide of Palestinians. Since Oct. 7, 2023, KeyBank purchased $15 million in Israel bonds. Two of us spoke with customers entering the bank and offered leaflets. Responses were generally positive. Others from our […]

In a 1970 essay for the New York Times, the economist Milton Friedman wrote, “the social responsibility of business is to increase its profits.” What followed was decades of economic growth, though often at great social cost. Paul Polman, the former CEO of Unilever, recently offered a different view when he suggested that profits should […]

This letter is a call to action to the citizens of Maine to come together and rally at 11 a.m. Monday. We will be meeting at Monument Square in Portland and marching to City Hall, where we’ll be holding a rally in conjunction and solidarity with the National Coalition for the Homeless. The National Coalition […]

I found last Sunday’s editorial, “Perfection is the enemy of our environment,” to be misleading. All of the major environmental and conservation entities in Maine favor the development of offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Maine. While there is unanimity on that, some groups have serious doubts that Sears Island must be the place […]

The legendary actress Mae West is quoted as saying: “Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.” Who should be shocked more often today? Women. Why? In light of the draconian state laws being promulgated with the sole purpose of either severely restricting, or in some cases totally eliminating, abortion rights and access […]

We write on behalf of Marion Bowman, Delia Cunningham and Jane Beckwith. We represent the Democratic committees in Lincoln and Kennebec counties and the towns of Chelsea, Dresden and Randolph, respectively. Last week, Maine Rep. Michael Lemelin, R-Chelsea, claimed that a mass shooting in Lewiston in October that left 18 people dead and wounded 13 […]