Folks, let’s face it, COVID’s not going anywhere. So if we have to live with it, let’s all do our part to stay as healthy and safe as we can. I would like to ask Hannaford to reinstate their one-way traffic flow in their grocery aisles. In the earlier days of COVID-19, I found this […]

The state Legislature has the opportunity to vote for justice for the tribes in Maine. Constituents are asking legislators to support L.D. 1626, An Act Implementing the Recommendations of the Task Force on Changes to the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Implementing Act. Passing this bill would give our tribal neighbors equal access to the benefits […]

Has it caught your attention that there’s been an increase in travel and shipping as the economy picked up in 2021? Whenever there was a story in the paper on the record number of visitors to state and national parks, I thought of the carbon pollution associated with it. Similarly, when more freighters and trucks […]

The rights of the tribes in Maine can seem of minor concern amid today’s urgencies. Why should we care about L.D. 1626 when we’re dealing with supply chain disruptions, on top of COVID-19 disruptions, on top of climate change disruptions? Because we could learn a lot from Maine tribes. Obviously, Maine tribes have dealt with […]

On Jan. 14, the Press Herald published a commentary by G. Christopher Hunt, formerly an associate provost at the University of New England (“Biden must honor his word to Black voters, Dr. King’s legacy”), criticizing President Biden for what Mr. Hunt inexplicably characterizes as the president’s lack of leadership on voting rights. To say that […]

I firmly believe, with my entire body, that this country runs on the backs of mothers. American society and culture acts as if becoming a mother is a purely personal decision, like buying a new car or switching jobs. But mothers sacrifice their bodies, their careers, their sanity, truly, to keep this country going with […]

I am incredibly disappointed in the Portland Press Herald for reprinting the anti-teacher, anti-union, anti-public school Bloomberg Opinion editorial (Another View, Jan. 15) that calls for, among other things, shifting funds to charter schools and loosening teacher certification requirements. This kind of rhetoric leaves public schools holding the responsibility for keeping the economy and society […]