Olympian Hunter Hess apparently didn’t know that, in President Trump’s America, freestyle skiing is to be celebrated and freedom of speech is not. Asked about our national situation, Hess said, in part, “It brings up mixed emotions to represent the U.S. right now, I think. It’s a little hard. There’s obviously a lot going on […]

We need to persuade Sen. Susan Collins to change her vote on the SAVE Act, or whichever euphemistic name the Republicans use. The only rational vote is a vote against it. Collins has recently complained about being unfairly criticized for not standing up for the people of Maine. Her claim is that she always stands […]

In case people didn’t read the recent report (Feb. 12) in which gubernatorial candidates suggested the freezing or removal of property and even income tax as a way to make Maine more affordable, be aware of services we receive that would be affected: K-12 education, police, fire and emergency medical services, road maintenance, snow plowing, […]

“I feel anxious, stressed, overwhelmed and exhausted by the world right now.” I hear this from patients more than ever. Anxiety is the most common reason people seek mental health treatment and anxiety is on the rise, in part due to the chaos and pain caused by the federal government’s ICE operations, threats to our […]

Read the polling, read the room!

Every few years, Maine tackles “illicit grows,” usually by applying more restrictions on the legal cannabis market. Are we fighting illegal activity or simply layering Prohibition-era suspicion onto a legal industry? While compliant caregivers and small businesses follow strict regulations, pay taxes and support communities, the impulse to overregulate them when illicit actors appear is […]

In this time of unbelievable chaos, Americans are dying because they can’t afford insurance, masked thugs are breaking into cars and homes without just cause or warrants, cost of living increases are killing working families’ budgets, Mainers can’t afford rent, the homeless population is growing out of control, global warming is an afterthought, and our […]

A fan of Sports Team X is witness to his/her team being sold and rebranded, becoming Sports Team Y. The fan may still support X, but X as they knew it is now gone. I had this thought while reading Sarah English and Jack Schrader’s recent op-ed on how Republican Maine State Sen. David Haggan […]