Surveys by multiple nonpartisan groups have found that a large number of American citizens (about 21 million) would be unable to vote if proof of citizenship and photo ID was required for the midterm elections, and that that number would include a disproportionate number of lower-income and minority voters. Those surveys also revealed that, of […]

I have carefully looked at both of our Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate. One candidate is an oyster farmer, harbormaster and military veteran, with no lawmaking experience. The other candidate stood up to President Trump by defending a Maine law and then winning against him in court. Janet Mills has protected reproductive rights and […]

I will not be receiving an income tax refund this year. I am certain that I’m not alone. I’ll be writing a check payable to the U.S. Treasury and it angers me to think that possibly some small portion of my payment will be used to fund another stupid, foolish (and possibly forever) war in […]

Why is our country denying or ignoring the warming weather? More people, animals and plants are dying from heat every year. This past March, there were hotter temperatures in our West than ever before, while Hawaii was hit by huge rain storms for two weeks, causing devastating floods. I was in Hawaii recently and the […]

Every major gain for the working class in America has come from the people. We didn’t get the eight-hour workday or the 40-hour workweek because CEOs handed them over. We fought for them. Just as Americans fought in the 1910s for women’s rights, in the 1950s and ’60s for civil rights and in the 1970s […]

After more than 40 years in Brunswick, I never imagined that our hometown would become an unaffordable place to retire. My husband is a veteran who served this country for 21 years. I’ve spent more than 33 years as a radiation therapist. Our pensions and Social Security put us in a category where we have […]