As the U.S. records more than 200,000 deaths, it has become clear that COVID-19 is one of the greatest challenges our generation will face. As attention focuses on the stark injustices and inequalities everywhere, as well as, the economic devastation caused by the disease the world is also facing: • The highest level of humanitarian […]

Vote Arford We’re delighted to vote for our good friend and neighbor Poppy Arford. Her resume, experience and enthusiasm uniquely qualify her to represent district 49. Sixteen years ago we moved our family to Brunswick from the midwest. The Arford’s welcomed us with open arms, and quickly became trusted friends. We’ve had the pleasure of […]

President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden met on Oct. 22 for the final debate in the 2020 election and, like the first debate, it was unusual. COVID-19 forced social distancing and largely took the studio audience, with their laughter, cheering and booing out of the equation. What’s more, with norm-breaking interruptions and […]

As with most things, in politics there’s a right way and a wrong way, and – as jokesters often chortle – we usually choose the wrong way first. Though not always. Here’s a current case study in Maine’s vexed initiative-and-referendum system, adopted back in 1909 by a progressive Republican Legislature, and first used, two years […]

One of the things that makes America great is our nation’s ability to correct our course when have steered wrong. Examples include the overturning of Jim Crow-era laws, the resignation of Richard Nixon and the progress of the ongoing struggle for equity among those who have been historically shunned, enslaved or marginalized. On Nov. 3, […]

This November, working Mainers have a critical decision to make when it comes to the US Senate race. Whoever we elect will have a tremendous impact on the fate of workers’ rights and our very economic future. As members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, we know first hand the value of […]