Many people who have written about LD 1619 have expressed their personal and religious views on the issue of abortion. They believe their views should take precedent over that of the pregnant woman, her physician, the father and other religions. They seem to believe their views should be forced on all of society even if […]

Why can’t Maine farmers sue the Environmental Protection Agency for its lack of action regarding PFAS? (“A forever farm is no match for forever chemicals,” June 11) We read all too often of farmers being wiped out because of their land, water, animals and even themselves being poisoned by a chemical that is supposedly overseen […]

I can’t believe there isn’t more outrage over the L.D. 1619 abortion bill.  Gov. Janet Mills, now that she’s reelected, is supporting the bill. Just think of all the kids who surprised their mothers and showed up a little early. Just think of what wonderful human beings these kids have become. Our representatives should not […]

President Joe Biden’s position on the debt ceiling issue on national debt doesn’t seem to bother him. If Republicans under the leadership of Speaker Kevin McCarthy hadn’t passed a bill setting conditions for excessive spending, America’s economy would only get worse. The average person today has to rely on their retirement savings to keep their […]

Maine showed up. It’s clear by the number who came (and keep coming) to the State House that the majority of Mainers, both pro-life and pro-choice, do not want this extreme abortion bill, L.D. 1619. The mainstream media will not publish accurate numbers or pictures, so the viewers and the readers will think most people […]

The Maine Legislature will soon vote on L.D. 1964, which would create a paid family and medical leave program for Maine. I am writing to support this important policy. Previous to my current job, during the pandemic, I was a case manager and a program manager at one of the largest ethnic-based organizations in the […]

Our police officers’ jobs are hard enough, without the unnecessary burden of those who resist arrest when being arrested. How many monuments do we have to erect in order to praise those among us who resist, when they know full well they’re guilty as hell? Vigilante justice must not overshadow blind justice when people’s lives […]

A major part of the 11th-hour budget deal is the addition of work requirements to Food Stamp programs. Although Republicans brought us to a near catastrophe claiming all kinds of concerns about the budget, they showed their real interests at the final bargaining table. Right from the start, the real budget issues — defense, Medicare […]

There are almost 200,000 Mainers caring for family members at home — over $2 billion of benefit to their communities. Of those who are lower wage workers, two thirds get no paid leave to do this, while almost 100% of those with higher wages receive some paid leave. Mainers with newborns, with parents whose health […]