Gov. Mills has a long history of supporting women’s rights. In 1978, she co-founded the Maine Women’s Lobby. She was the first woman district attorney in Maine, the first woman attorney general in Maine and, now, Maine’s first woman governor. As governor, she has signed into law requirements for insurance coverage for abortion services. Earlier […]

Paul LePage’s political ad says “He will turn things around.” Turning things around would undo Gov. Mills’ many accomplishments and common-sense approach to governing. Under her guidance Maine had fewer deaths during the pandemic and more vaccinated people than most states. Maine’s economy has recovered jobs lost during the pandemic. The current unemployment rate is […]

If one is to believe Bonnie Gould’s recent commentary (Sept. 6) about what “Maine’s older voters” want from our elected officials, we are only selfishly concerned about issues that may currently affect our own wallets. How insulting. As an “older voter in Maine,” I’m less concerned about the cost of gas and lobster rolls than […]

Dick Wright’s syndicated editorial cartoon on Page A4 of the Sept. 3 Press Herald isn’t meant to be funny, but it made me laugh because of its absurdity. His list of “dangerous extremists’ threats,” by which he means those Republicans support (and President Biden denounced in his recent speech), includes “family values,” which is an […]

September is upon us and with it come cooler fall weather, a return to school and, this year, Safe Homes Awareness Month. Earlier this year, Gov. Mills and the Maine Legislature established the Safe Homes Program and designated September as Safe Homes Awareness Month. The program is administered by the Maine Department of Public Safety […]

I am pleased to support Democrat Kendra Williams for Maine Senate in District 33: Alfred, Lebanon, Sanford-Springvale and Waterboro. Kendra is an outstanding example of a community-minded individual. A successful small-business owner, Kendra juggled family and work while putting herself through college and graduate school. As a licensed clinical social worker, she has helped countless […]

Reporter Joe Lawlor’s recent article (Aug. 21) on the “byzantine” system of medical billing in Maine reflects only the “tip” of our dysfunctional health care system; a system that leaves 100 million people in the United States with crushing medical debt, a system that spends significantly more on health care than other wealthy countries but […]