It’s been a tough year for Maine’s senior senator. After the Supreme Court effectively overturned its 1973 Roe decision by allowing Texas to deputize its citizens as bounty hunters, observers rightfully pointed to the court’s conservative tilt and Sen. Collins’ crucial vote to confirm Justices Kavanaugh. After asserting time and again that she is pro-choice, […]

The Gospel asks us to welcome the stranger in our midst. Tens of thousands of Haitians are fleeing the hopelessness that another major earthquake and another destructive hurricane have produced. Their hopelessness is compounded by the incompetence and corruption of a succession of Haitian governments. The consequence is civil chaos and gang rule. Their best […]

A recent editorial extolled the virtues of the Freedom To Vote Act and Sen. King’s co-sponsorship of this bill. Sen. King, on his website, describes the bill as a “backstop” to the Constitution “against threats and to maintain democratic norms.” At 529 pages, it is more like a “doorstop,” and not a “backstop” and would […]

As Afghan refugees arrive in Maine, Mainers need to make them feel welcome. We must make them feel at home. I’m a refugee myself (from Bosnia and Herzegovina), so the trials and tribulations that many immigrants face in America aren’t totally foreign to me. It is not easy resettling in a new place that doesn’t […]

I’m writing to express my concern with Sen. King’s position on funding the upgrade of U.S. intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), which are now being referred to as Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD). Back in May, Sen. King was leaning toward this endorsement but wasn’t fully convinced. By September, though, he expressed full support for the […]

Pious Ali, Ben Grant and Erica King were wrong to write that school board member and City Council candidate Roberto Rodriguez doesn’t represent toxic politics (Oct. 13). This kind of language won’t close the racial achievement gap and ignores core performance criteria. Rodriguez was trying to cancel someone for saying claims of systemic racism are […]

Climate change has been in our news constantly, and especially now while the Glascow climate summit is being held. For those of us who believe in science, it is an anxious time, wondering if humanity can avoid this slow motion train wreck. No matter what your cause, climate change is sure to make the situation […]

The media frenzy surrounding the supply chains and potential “lack of availability for that perfect gift” have me thinking: Is this what we have reduced our Christmas and holidays to? Shopping in October and buy, buy, buy? Few of us actually need more stuff. How about not buying into all the media hype this year. […]