I certainly was surprised at the extent of the dislike for Central Maine Power and how the fossil fuel interest spent more than $20 million to channel that anger into rejecting the New England Clean Energy Corridor. What hasn’t surprised me is what has happened since. It has become very clear why companies like NextEra […]

Currently funding for school in Maine is limited to public schools. But if the funding followed the individual student, that would allow families to have their children attend the schools that best fit their academic and social and emotional needs. Many students do better when they attend a private school rather than a public school. […]

Lewiston, the second largest population center in Maine, absolutely should have a low barrier shelter with resources to assist our most vulnerable neighbors toward safe, permanent housing. Our city government should do all it can to help this happen, and do it in our name — the more blessed and privileged residents of our city. […]

The story of David and Goliath is an inspirational testament to the human spirit. What is going on now in real time in Ukraine is just the same as what was written about so many years ago. Goliath, in this case, is the resident bully on the block, running the show in Russia. Bullies know […]

In response to some of Republicans, including former Gov. Paul LePage, they would rather cut income tax instead of sending checks to the people who are most in need. Unfortunately, that would stop people who are on Social Security from getting anything, because they don’t make enough money to owe any state taxes as it […]

I was pleased to read Sen. Rick Bennett’s column (“Parents cannot work without quality child care, and that is an economic problem for all of us,” March 27) pledging bipartisan legislative support for the pending $12 million for child care workers in Maine. Having visited high-quality early learning programs like Promise Early Education Center, I […]

I write in response to William LaRochelle’s rebuttal (“Thomas doesn’t speak for everyone,” March 9) against Cal Thomas’ column (“Beckel and me: An odd couple,” March 3). His expressions of opinion against Thomas, Jesus Christ and the Christian faith only draws the same conclusion about himself, that neither does LaRochelle speak for everyone. Billions of […]

I became the planning director for the city of Lewiston in 1988. A few years later, my daughter and I had lunch downtown and decided to take a stroll through Kennedy Park. We saw many homeless persons, with bedding and carts nearby. We were upset by what we saw, by how in a “land of […]

The process behind a recent Lewiston Planning Board appointment has highlighted the need for further transparency in municipal government. The procedural move during the March 15 meeting to suspend the rules and add a nomination to the Planning Board was a premeditated effort to subvert the mayor and his power of appointment, installing a self-selected […]

Maine has a lot of momentum going into the fight against climate change, which is very heartening to see as a new transplant from Michigan. I work in the renewable energy industry as a grassroots mobilizer to help supporters of solar and wind push projects across the finish line when resistance bubbles up. One argument […]