The Legislature is considering An Act to Adopt the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. The proposal commits each state to cast its electoral votes for the winner of the national popular vote. As soon as states controlling 270 electoral votes join, the compact goes into effect. Electors are allocated according to each state’s representation in […]

We need to dilute the extreme partisanship that divides our country and find common ground for civil conversations, but it’s challenging to engage with someone whose grasp of reality is distorted by misinformation, anger and hatred. In a recent Sunday Telegram letter to the editor, Ernest Lamarre portrays himself and other NRA members as non-racist […]

I’ve spent decades in construction and public planning, but it doesn’t take my experience to understand that the United States’ infrastructure needs updating. Today, our antiquated infrastructure approach is a national blight and will cost average Americans their hard-earned dollars and missed opportunities. According to the American Society for Civil Engineers’ research, the cost of […]

I was curious about the April 28 public protest by Maine lobstermen against all offshore wind power development. Surely these people know, better than most, that the greatest danger to their industry is the warming of the Gulf of Maine because of our climate emergency. They can’t be unaware of the collapse of their industry […]

My experience as second license on an offshore crew-boat, working out of Rockport, Texas, suggests that offshore wind farms will create “reefs” that will be impermeable by mobile net gear, and thus make a refuge for fish to grow and spawn. When we delivered cargoes to manned offshore rigs, we would then tie up to […]

I spent 40-plus years in the commercial fishing industry, and if there is one thing I am fully aware of, it is our nature to be fully independent. In my role as a fisheries advocate, we often joked that 10 fishermen would likely have 20 opinions. As I have matured and become involved politically, I […]

Recently, the District of Columbia’s chief medical examiner issued his ruling on the cause of death for Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick. Officer Sicknick had engaged rioters inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. His cause of death was listed as natural causes, as he suffered two strokes. The public was informed two days after […]

The proposed legislation L.D. 1238, An Act to Protect Women’s Single-sex Shelters, would grant privately owned facilities offering emergency shelter to women the discretion to provide sex-specific accommodations without risking sanction for discrimination on the basis of gender identity. There are real and serious conflicts that emerge when women’s shelters endeavor to balance the expectation […]