There is no honorable way to exit a conflict started by a person who has no honor. I’m sure the military (minus Pete Hegseth) has apprised the person occupying the Oval Office of the risks involved, here, to the point where he doesn’t know which way to go with his responsibility … so he avoids […]

Maine’s next governor must be ready to tackle climate change and protect our environment, economy and health. As a public health scientist, I support Hannah Pingree for governor because she has shown she can take bold, practical action to meet this moment. Hannah’s leadership was clear when she brought together diverse stakeholders to develop and […]

President Trump said he would sign no legislation until Congress passes the SAVE America Act. This would require everyone to present proof of citizenship in order to vote. Proof of citizenship is already required to register to vote. Cases of non-citizens voting illegally are as abundant as validated sightings of Bigfoot in the Pacific Northwest. […]

When I reached the front page of the sports section on Monday (April 6), I expected to read a story about the women’s basketball NCAA title game that saw the underdog rout the favorite in a Sunday game that finished well before this paper’s deadline. I found nothing in the sports section about that huge […]

About six weeks ago, we woke up to find that the president had changed his mind about new wars and had followed his “gut feelings” to plunge us into yet another one, this time against Iran. I am still uncertain as to what exactly he hoped to accomplish, but so far Operation Epic Bad Idea […]

I’m supporting Graham Platner for U.S. Senate. One of the many issues that I agree with Graham on is the need to fix our broken health care system and his support for a Medicare for all type system. I am a retired nurse and nurse educator. Since I started my career back in the early […]

I urge my age mates to step aside from today’s candidate lists.

Richard Flowerdew makes a sly argument against ranked choice voting (RCV) in a lengthy April 5 opinion piece, with a reference to the Maine Constitution’s plurality requirement, by asserting that the “… real goal of RCV is to eliminate ‘splitters,’” and by crying foul because the ballots “.. of the voters who did not vote […]

Like many Mainers, I don’t make voting choice lightly. I watch and see who is willing to do the work, listen to the people and approach problems with some common sense. In my view, Troy Jackson has demonstrated those qualities.  His record serving in the Maine Legislature and as Senate president stands out to me. […]