Public outreach during this time is a complicated process. I wrote about this a couple of weeks ago in reference to the Climate Council’s work this spring. Recently, participating in the Brunswick Marine Resource Committee’s (BMRC) first Zoom meeting offered me a window into this new frontier of decision-making. Zoom meetings are not without their […]

Every week since the legislature adjourned, I’ve been privileged to sit — via Zoom — amongst a group of people committed to making sure our communities have enough to eat. Whether it’s growing food, gleaning, serving meals, providing boxes and bags of food and fresh produce, delivering breakfasts and lunches to school children, or simply […]

We can do better in fighting COVID-19 Eight days ago, my cousin Paula died of COVID-19. When I share this horrible news with a friend, her first reaction is shock followed by sympathy. Immediately after, I intuit the fear that is just beneath the surface and feel a need to rush in and try to […]

When I have a letter to mail I like to use the drive up mailbox at the post office in downtown Camden. In driving down to mail a letter this evening I observed just how empty downtown Camden is of people and cars. Empty parking spots are everywhere and the sidewalks had no folks looking […]

We’ve known for a long time that former President Barack Obama lives rent-free inside Donald Trump’s brain. From trying to tear down the Affordable Care Act to his bizarre and baseless accusation that the prior administration didn’t leave him prepared for the current COVID-19 pandemic, there’s no problem too small that President “I Don’t Take […]

White supremacist and militia organizations are exploiting the government’s chaotic response to the coronavirus for recruitment efforts. Whatever his intention, these groups interpret President Donald Trump’s tweets to “LIBERATE” states and calling armed protesters “very good people” as support for their cause. Recent research by the Tech Transparency Project into social media accounts of white […]

With Donald Trump’s statement that he was “surprised” by Dr. Anthony Fauci’s comments before a Senate committee that the nation could run undue risks by reopening too soon, we’ve closed the circle on how this president intends to deal with the coronavirus crisis. No one could actually be surprised, since the many unknown variables for […]

The new coronavirus bill in Washington seems to ignore that this is a global pandemic requiring a global response. It now falls to the Senate to make sure our country does its part in this shared global fight. Congress should include support for lower-income countries to deal with the immediate crisis and to strengthen healthcare […]