I have always felt that those in politics lived in another world. I am a half-Asian, half-Canadian child of immigrants. My life issues have often felt unimportant or left aside, my identity too nuanced to be encapsulated in age-old institutions. Simply put, I’ve rarely seen people like me working in positions of power. With Marpheen […]

SATURDAY Takeout corned beef supper with vegetables, 5 to 6:30 p.m. North Sebago United Methodist Church, 820 Sebago Road, Route 114, North Sebago. $12. Curbside/take-out baked bean supper, featuring two types of home baked beans, American chop suey, hot dogs, rolls, cole slaw, and a slice of homemade pie. 4:30 to 6 p.m. First Congregational […]

There is a bill – L.D. 1702 – that has been introduced in three forms in the Legislature this year. The bill includes the famous Land for Maine’s Future component, which unfortunately continues to drag along a kill mandate: the requirement that lands acquired with the bond funding must be open to trapping and hunting. […]

I live in Portland with my husband. We rent and work full time, but we’re steadily being priced out of the inflated rental and housing market. To stay in the city we call home, we need strong representation. That, among many reasons, is why I’m voting Marpheen Chann for one of four at-large Charter Commission […]

The Food Fuels Learning Network believes all students have the right to nutritious, culturally appropriate food that enables them to attain their full potential.​​ Recognizing the importance of school meals for students’ health and readiness to learn, we strongly support the School Meals for All bill, L.D. 1679. Maine could be the first state to […]

I have multiple myeloma, a rare, fatal, incurable blood cancer. Thanks to advances in chemotherapy, however, treatment can prolong my life to, on average, about seven to 10 years from the date of diagnosis. One feature of multiple myeloma is that it suppresses my immune system because the cancer compromises white blood cell production in […]

As the state of Maine prepares to close Long Creek Youth Development Center as a facility for our troubled Maine youths, I hope they will consider the following suggestion: Remove the chain-link fence and create a campus-like space for the shelter of our homeless veterans. The facility could be the ideal place for medical and […]