Regional School Unit 21 has been fortunate to attract high caliber and devoted school board members. In the absence of dereliction of duty (which does not exist in this case), there is just no reason that citizens should have to resort to this divisive recall. We have dedicated all-volunteer school members who commit endless hours […]

Given the current political climate, Democrats need to go more on the offensive – shifting attention onto Republican failings rather than continually reacting to Republican attacks. Specifically, it means raising fear in Democrats and independents about the dire consequences if Republicans take control of Congress. Here are some possibilities to convey to voters: • No […]

Near the beginning of my 40-plus-year career in public health in Maine, I served as director of the Office of Dental Health in the Maine Department of Human Services, from 1980-88. Sadly, over the decades since, Maine’s oral health program has been largely dismantled and defunded – a tragedy for the health and well-being of […]

With the current focus on American corporations and whether they’re price gouging consumers at the gas pump or continuing to do business in Russia, it’s easy to forget about those corporations that continue to make political donations to the “Sedition Caucus.” That group consists of the 139 Republican U.S. House representatives and eight Republican senators […]

The best way to deal with bullies is to stand up to them. The RSU 21 recalls are just like the classic bullying that you or your kids probably witnessed growing up. A target was picked, and then it started: False rumors were circulated, “us” versus “them” talk, trying to get others to join in, […]

A couple of positives have resulted from Putin’s vicious actions: All of a sudden our country is standing together and forgotten about party affiliations. The second is that the younger generations around the world have seen how Putin really is. It is important that your readers mention to the younger crowd that, long ago, Russia […]

The intricacies of foreign policy are, well, foreign to me. I haven’t studied the historical background of the Russia-Ukraine imbroglio. But the attacks are despicable and the pictures are awful. I am not an attorney so the arguments and briefs underlying the SCOTUS decision in Shelby County v. Holder (2013) are not that easy to […]