We are pleased to support the candidacy of Democrat Kendra Williams for Maine Senate in District 33 (Alfred, Lebanon, Sanford, Springvale and Waterboro). While we are not eligible to vote in her district, it is important to share how strongly we feel about the need to elect people of her character and broad experience. We […]

Abduction is defined as the taking of an individual by force or fraud. And abducting people across state lines is a serious federal crime. It’s been reported that the migrants who recently ended up in Martha’s Vineyard were lied to about their destination (a number of them told NPR that they were informed they were […]

Elections are critical to our democracy for it to function. State and local elections ultimately affect the health of all Mainers. As an organization with hundreds of health care professionals, Maine Providers Standing Up for Healthcare urges all Mainers to support and vote for candidates who will: • Support the expansion of MaineCare to all […]

I had the good fortune Sunday of attending a gathering sponsored by Defend Our Health to honor and celebrate the hard work of Maine legislators and other leaders who were able to pass critical legislation this year to manage the PFAS contamination of Maine farmlands; to ensure that the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Sipayik has clean […]

We will be voting for Gov. Mills and not only because she has accomplished so much for Mainers, but also for her willingness to work in a bipartisan way. She can disagree without being disagreeable. And for the first time in Maine history, thanks to her, the state is fully funding its share of public […]

Re: “U.K.’s money, stamps and more will now feature King Charles III” (Sept. 13, Page C1): I fear that this Washington Post article and accompanying Associated Press photographs show Americans’ naïveté, if not ignorance, in expressing surprise that some post boxes in the land bear the emblem of the late queen’s father and in stating […]

In light of Portland Mayor Kate Snyder’s announcement that she does not plan to run for reelection in 2023 (Sept. 13, Page A1), there was speculation as to who might run. In a follow-up story (Sept. 14, Page B1), former Charter Commissioner Pat Washburn stated that the recommended proposal for an executive mayor would make […]

I’ve seen many Republicans criticize President Biden’s recent speech at Independence Hall in Philadelphia as the most divisive they’ve seen. This is rich in irony, coming from members of a party that elected a president who led the birther movement that declared President Barack Obama an illegitimate president, a party the majority of whose members […]