For the last 10 years since my closest friend moved to Brunswick, Maine, I have been coming to visit each year and grown very attached to this community. Perhaps the chief attraction for me each summer has been to attend thrilling performances of Broadway-quality productions at Maine State Music Theatre. Over the course of the […]

Sculpture’s destruction a mean-spirited, cowardly act Many people in the area have heard about the arson incident that occurred in Bowdoinham in the early morning hours of Sept. 19. A larger than life sculpture of a donkey, on the lawn of a Bowdoinham home, was burned to the ground. While I share in the sadness […]

Vote Lewis  I am writing in support of Peter Lewis’ candidacy for the Maine House Seat covering Bowdoin, Bowdoinham and Richmond. Peter makes preservation of the Second Amendment right to Keep and Bear Arms and Maine Constitution Article One Section 16 Right to Keep and Bear Arms a primary concern. The United States Supreme Court […]

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday, the Supreme Court announced. Chief Justice John Roberts said in a statement that “Our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature.” Even before her appointment, she had reshaped American law. When he nominated Ginsburg to the Supreme Court, President Bill Clinton compared her legal work on behalf […]

Ever since COVID-19 swept across the globe, small businesses and industries have been struggling to adjust, to keep themselves afloat and to continue to supply people with the items they need. In Maine, farms are some of our most crucial businesses, and they have not been immune to the economic toll of this pandemic. Farms […]

 I am a lifelong Mainer and Republican who has always voted for Susan Collins. But she has changed and I cannot vote for her again. That she has fundamentally changed was demonstrated again recently by her refusal in the first debate (and on several other occasions) to answer the question of whether she will vote […]

From Ronald Reagan in 1984 to Bob Dole in 1996 and even Hillary Clinton in 2016, candidate health has become a common theme across recent U.S. presidential campaigns. The issue is poised to take on added significance this fall. No matter who wins, the U.S. is set to inaugurate its oldest president by a wide […]

Among the many unusual features of life in time of coronavirus is a constant drumbeat of messages telling us that we need a “plan for voting.” I’ve received several such messages from the Center for Voter Information (CVI), which include a professionally filled-out absentee ballot application, and a post-paid envelope addressed to the town clerk. […]

Today, we are living through one of the most intrusive medical circumstances in history, which is devastating America’s most vulnerable population. COVID-19 exacerbates the health risks faced by the homeless population, with implications that will likely remain long after the pandemic subsides. Right now, organizations helping people experiencing homelessness are unsure how this will change […]