I recently heard Rep. Laurel Libby say that before she got involved in grassroots advocacy she thought she was doing her patriotic duty by just voting. That is my story as well. I stayed away from political action. I was too busy with other important things: work, family and life in general. I now know […]

Last year the Legislature voted to raise the minimum wage in Maine, but Mainers are still waiting for that raise. Growing up with a single mom who struggled to make ends meet, I saw up close and personal the harmful impacts of low wages and income inequality. Those impacts pass from one generation to the […]

I see the Legislature is considering forming a committee to study the new proposed state flag before it goes to referendum. Isn’t that putting the cart before the horse? Shouldn’t we find out if the voters want a new flag first? Also, is the design that complicated? In my experience I found the best committees […]

Animal testing should be illegal. Animals that go through testing are commonly force-fed and deprived of necessities. They are also forced to suffer from burns to study healing. Over 5% of the animals that are being tested on are protected by the Animal Welfare Act. Ninety-five percent of animals used for testing are not protected […]

I can’t imagine why anyone would vote for Joe Biden again. What has he done for us in 3.5 years? I’d like to know. He is ruining this great country. Don’t put the blame on anyone else; it’s his fault. As soon as he became president he shut down the Keystone XL pipeline and drafted […]

“Transparency” refers to light passing through, allowing an object to be clearly seen. If there’s something the government is generally lacking, it’s transparency, which is why I am especially grateful for Rep. Laurel Libby. When government officials try to sneak bills and laws through, Rep. Libby goes out of her way to shed light on […]

I have a beef with the deceptive ads being run by the Tri-State lottery. They promote a scenario where everybody seems to know somebody who just won the lottery, and they make it sound like a regular occurrence. When the Maine State Lottery first began years ago, that may have been true until the bureaucrats […]

Whatever happened to “Maine: The Way Life Should Be”? Our governor and some legislators are intent on making Maine a go-to destination for abortion-on-demand and gender care (including for minors without parental notification). Where did “Vacationland” go? L.D. 227 is presented as a bill for reproductive and gender health care to protect medical providers. Who […]

Donald Trump seems to have prevailed again, playing the justice system like a fiddle. I don’t believe there is any question as to what he did on Jan. 6, 2021. He tried to overthrow an election he didn’t agree with, simply because he lost. Implying that the country was lost, he told his people to […]

There are about 1.1 million animals in captivity worldwide. Zoos often lack the resources to take care of the animals. Some zoos seem to get the smallest cages that they can for the animals. The behavior of captive animals is not what one would see in the wild. Animals can have mental health problems. Black […]