As Mainers and farmers, we believe the Legislature should vote “yes” on LD 1986, “An Act Relating to Net Energy Billing and Distributed Solar and Energy Storage Systems.” After achieving our dream of farming food for our family and community, we decided to add solar as one of our crops and became community solar farmers. […]

Sometimes it pays to have a president with experience. Joe Biden was in the Senate for decades and served as vice president. He knows how to develop legislation, and he has relationships with key players on both sides of the aisle. He has the skills to negotiate effectively to get things done. The debt ceiling […]

Maine people need paid family and medical leaveAs a supervisor, I am responsible for working with employees to develop plans for when they need to be out of work.Many part-time employees do not earn any paid time off, however some employers do provide a small amount of paid time off prorated for hours worked. One […]

“A Maine Legislator is charged with civility and responsible conduct inside and outside of the State House commensurate with the trust placed in that Legislator by the electorate,” the Legislative Code of Ethics states. On June 5, a group from Speak Up for Life gathered at the State House to pass out binders to Democrat […]

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 […]