In Maine the Democrats hold the House, Senate and Blaine House, causing many problems. Democrats aim to make Maine a sanctuary state to bring in more undocumented immigrants, spending millions of taxpayers’ money on them while most Maine citizens are fighting just to get by. They want to make this a sanctuary state for transgender […]

Since the tragic mass shooting in Lewiston, all of us Mainers have been forced to face the gun violence crisis that’s been part of our state’s reality for too long. Lawmakers have introduced and advanced legislation to change this, for which I am grateful. In Maine, nearly 90% of firearm deaths are firearm suicides. Each […]

I was saddened by the news to close Heritage Manor in Winthrop. It was my first position as director of social services, and it was a wonderful, small nursing facility.  It will be a big loss for the community. North Country Associates is a great company, and its facilities have always been some of the […]

War is the worst that we humans can inflict on each other. Hamas, like that Russian megalomaniac Vladimir Putin, illegally invaded a neighboring country, causing widespread death and destruction. Hamas knows that Israel will always defend itself. Once the Hamas leaders got their families safely out of the country, they brutally attacked their neighbor, knowing […]

The presidential campaigns are underway. We as voters have a huge responsibility to choose the next president of the United States. There is a large divide among Americans at this point in time. I believe much of that is determined by where each of us get our information — printed media, broadcast TV, cable TV, […]

A roundup is a gathering of scattered persons or things. Among these persons are career criminals. Now is the time for a roundup of undocumented immigrants who have criminal records. Time is not on our side if we expect to get a handle on this deadly cancer growing in our nation. People’s lives are on […]

Over the years, policy debates about guns have leaned heavily on principles of fairness to individuals (responsible gun owners) and individual rights (Second Amendment). These principles —fairness and citizens’ rights — are foundational to our democracy and essential to uphold when new laws are enacted. The debate about gun safety, however, misses the mark if […]

Mainers are counting on legislators’ support of the Maine Trails Bond, L.D. 1156, a bill to support the development and maintenance of recreational trails. As the vice president of the Western Foothills Land Trust, the committee chair of the Norlands Washburn Living History Center Trails and Outdoor Recreation Committee, a member of the Streaked Mountaineers […]

The Legislature is considering a bill that could potentially be devastating for our rural hospital. L.D. 1639 would impose government-mandated nurse staffing ratios on all non-governmental hospitals in Maine (ironically, the majority of the Legislature’s Labor Committee voted to exclude the state’s psychiatric hospitals so it wouldn’t add a fiscal note to the bill). The […]

I am writing to the voters of of Auburn, Durham, New Gloucester and Poland to call attention to Bettyann Sheats, a candidate for Maine Senate District 20. Bettyann has lived in the area for over 30 years, raising a family and running a small business. She is a veteran and is well known for her […]