On Feb. 23, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security proposed regulations that, if finalized as written, would have a drastic impact on legal immigrants, Maine businesses and Maine finances.  The proposed regulations would do three things limiting the ability of asylum seekers, here legally, to work in the United States. First, asylum seekers would be […]

Housing is one of the biggest challenges facing Maine today, and it will be one of the most important issues our next governor must address. That’s why I am supporting Hannah Pingree for governor. Over the course of this campaign, Hannah has traveled across Maine listening to residents, housing providers and community leaders about what […]

Now that Republican policies on immigration, the economy and foreign wars have proven unpopular, the current regime is turning, once again, to its tried-and-true culture-war issue:  hatred of transgender people. Let’s be clear, this is an issue that was manufactured by Republican strategists specifically to activate the worst instincts of their followers.  Transgender people are the […]

The other day, U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree said she had a favorite in the race for Maine’s top job: Her daughter Hannah. Hannah is a Democrat, but no party hack. As governor, she will listen and respect people of all political and personal persuasions. She will be the governor of all of us: indigenous, Somali, […]

Alan Cobo-Lewis’ March 10 op-ed criticized Nirav Shah for supporting an age-based policy to prioritize COVID-19 vaccine access. He claims Dr. Shah lapsed ethically and scientifically, as Maine CDC director by ignoring the heightened risk faced by individuals with hematological cancers and Down syndrome. Although I cannot speak to others’ experience, I can speak to my own. My 19-year […]

Your recent editorial on the SAVE Act (March 1) was very well written, thoughtful and intelligent. An act to restrict legal voting certainly does not make sense for we the people. It has a “We the party — let’s win an election” point of view. It is shamefully wrong, but not uncommon, within the partisan […]

Maine is a poor state because we have a history of selling our resources on the cheap. First, the Europeans came for the fish. For a long time, there were fishing jobs on the Maine coast. The work was hard, dangerous and poorly paid. One can buy a remnant of those fish stocks at Harbor Fish if they […]

As the conflict with Iran escalates, Mainers deserve to know where our senators stand on perhaps their most important duty — committing our nation to war. I want to thank Sen. Angus King for his support of the recent War Powers Resolution (S.J. Res. 104). I am deeply disappointed by Sen. Susan Collins’ vote against […]