Senator Collins responded to letters criticizing her refusal to discuss the Freedom to Vote Act. I expect our “most bi-partisan senator” to do better. I challenge her to write and support a voting rights bill. She cites the Voting Rights Act of 1965. But it was diminished by the courts. Now some states are passing […]

In the best of times, standardized testing is a poor use of student educational time. Only 28 percent of 10,000 teachers polled thought it was an effective way to measure learning. At this time, after most students missed vast amounts of learning last year, continuing to test as if everyone is at normal levels is […]

The obliviousness of the Republican party to threats posed by climate change has been well documented during the past two decades. Not only have Republicans in the U.S. Senate and House not proposed any significant climate legislation, they have consistently undermined efforts by the Democrats to do so. President Obama had to resort to executive […]

With regard to the proposed Tedford Housing facility for homeless relief on Thomas Point Road, I would like to know, as a homeowner on this road, who opposes the location for this project. Where else in Brunswick has Tedford Housing considered putting this project before zeroing in on Thomas Point Road? For what reasons were […]

It’s amazing, and appalling, that Senator Collins voted against debating the voting rights bill recently. The vote was simply to open debate on the merits of the proposed bill; it was not a vote on the bill itself. In joining her entire party in obstructing the mere discussion of the significant problems and proposed solutions […]

Friday’s Press Herald reports on the review of Maine’s child protective programs by Casey Family Programs, which reports some disappointment by both state Sen. Bill Diamond, a long-time advocate for Maine’s at risk children, and Dan Despard, a director of the Casey Programs. We can all be disappointed since the issues are longstanding and do […]