Since the Commission on Presidential Debates announced Oct. 9 there would be no Oct. 15 debate, it would have been a good time for the League of Women Voters to get involved. They should have gone forward with a town-meeting debate and, if President Trump were a no-show, give Joe Biden center stage. Stream it […]

On Sept. 18, Sen. Susan Collins praised the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: “She has been a role model to generations of women, and her legacy will live on in the countless people she inspired.” That legacy worked toward and defended equal rights for women. But Sen. Collins has confirmed at least dozens of anti-women’s-equality […]

Will someone please inform Donald Trump that Hillary Clinton is not running this time? Thomas Flinn Old Orchard Beach

I’m disappointed to see Sen. Susan Collins parroting her supporters’ criticism of Sara Gideon for not having been born in Maine. I moved here 25 years ago to take a job, thinking I’d stay maybe three to five years. But I fell in love with Maine and stayed – working, paying taxes and hopefully contributing […]

During these times of insecurities, be they COVID, racial reckoning or economic injustice, we need people in the state government who understand the issues and are willing to make a difference. The person for that job is Democrat Henry Ingwersen, going for re-election as representative for House District 10, which covers Arundel, Dayton and parts […]

Sen. Susan Collins’ campaign has rolled out a flurry of TV ads featuring the likable recently retired local TV personality Bill Green. In the ad Mr. Green gushes about Sen. Collins but never touches on any of the issues that really matter to Maine. This is not a likability election. Does he agree with Collins’ […]

As a member of the South Portland City Council, I value Democrat Anne Carney’s long service to our community, most recently as our representative in the Maine House. I enthusiastically endorse her for the Maine Senate in District 29. Anne works hard for all her constituents, often providing a voice for those whose voices aren’t […]

“As Maine goes, so goes the nation!” This year our country’s focus is Maine’s U.S. Senate race. The contrast between to the two major-party candidates couldn’t be clearer. As a Mainer, I value independent thinking, hard work and integrity – traditional Maine values rooted in our history. Republican Sen. Susan Collins stated, “I have long believed […]

Democracy is when the people keep their government in check. A normal Supreme Court nomination process takes two to three months, Donald Trump’s administration is trying to rush this nomination process through both the Senate Judiciary Committee and the full Senate in less than one. Amy Coney Barrett, nominee for a lifetime appointment on the […]