I agree with Bernard Mohr’s Jan. 19 letter concerning Graham Platner (“Graham Platner may want to consider changing course“). He needs to first demonstrate his value to Mainers by having a history in state, not going right to the top. If he doesn’t concede and let Gov. Janet Mills, a known fighter with values, get […]

It’s telling when a Republican lawmaker, the Christian Civic League of Maine and a Christian Nationalist church reportedly have to resort to lying to get Mainers to sign their petition to overturn the already-approved will of the voters. Travis Carey, senior pastor at Portland-area Calvary Chapel, is a co-sponsor of the proposed legislation to end recreational marijuana sales (“An Act […]

Not long ago, I went looking for the resolution to the words “Four dead in O-hi-o,” a line from  the song “Ohio.” The lyrics were penned by singer/songwriter Neil Young following the May 4, 1970 killing of four Kent State University students, by National Guardsmen, during a peaceful, anti-war protest on the Ohio campus. All these […]

As a paralegal at a Maine civil rights law firm, I am trained to view the world through the lens of the rule of law. This principle dictates that everyone — including federal agents — is accountable to the same set of laws. Recent events in Minnesota and in Maine suggest a continuing shift toward […]

The United States already has strong treaties allowing basing of troops in Greenland, and the island and Denmark are members of NATO. There has been no evidence presented that the Russians and Chinese “are all over the place.” The president has zero legitimate rationale to invade or otherwise “acquire” Greenland. Congress must introduce a bill […]

Access to health care and safeguarding the public’s health will be two of the most important challenges facing Maine’s next governor. Fortunately, Hannah Pingree is running for the Democratic nomination for governor to help Maine meet these challenges.  Thanks to the Republicans in Washington, the tax credits thousands of Mainers used to make their monthly […]