I am writing to ask people to consider voting for independent Anne Gass for the Maine House of Representatives in District 104. I have known Anne for nearly 30 years and have found her to be open-minded, informed and very community-oriented. She has served on the Gray-New Gloucester School Board, Gray Town Council and various […]

Gov. Mills and Sen. Angus King are wrong in opposing Rep. Jared Golden’s bill, which would have, among its effects, restoration to the Penobscot Nation of some control over their historic fishing grounds in the Penobscot River. Sure, it will change the terms of the 1980 Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act. But that alone isn’t […]

When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis shipped 50 Venezuelan asylum seekers to Martha’s Vineyard, I couldn’t help but think of Jesus’ friend Martha. In the Gospel, Jesus visits the home of Martha and her sister Mary. While Mary is listening to Jesus’ teachings, like welcoming the stranger, Martha is preoccupied with cleaning the house and making […]

As politics seem to get more divisive, we know that state Sen. Eloise Vitelli, D-Arrowsic, is an excellent person to send to Augusta because she has the sense to stay out of that muck. She brings a solid understanding of our area to Augusta, and she works with both sides on bills that address problems […]

In 2020, a climate scientist told two New York Times reporters that he was frequently asked whether recurrent West Coast wildfires were the “new normal” and something we had to get used to. The scientist said his response was that there is no “new normal” and things would keep getting worse. Unless we act quickly […]

I’m delighted to support Democrat Teresa Pierce for Maine Senate District 25, which includes Falmouth, Cumberland, North Yarmouth, Gray, Long Island and most of Yarmouth. Having served alongside Teresa for the past eight years, I know she will champion the values that have always mattered to the district: robust public education, protection of our natural […]

The queen waved at me. A sovereign’s wave, and I waved back. At age 30, and only five years a queen, she saw a family of four walking along the White House fence. I saw a beautiful woman looking out from her limousine on a motorcade to the British Embassy to meet President Eisenhower. It […]

I fully support Democrat Janet Mills’ reelection to remain governor of Maine. Her opponent, Paul LePage, is responsible for having ruined the lives of thousands of our citizens when, as governor, he refused to expand Medicaid in our state after voters approved it at the ballot box. LePage vetoed Medicaid expansion seven times in two […]