A grieving mother’s cry for more help from the community to find her 5-year-old boy, tragically swept away by the Androscoggin River, is a sound that should motivate everyone to oblige her heart-wrenching request. Her husbands’ cries for help should ring louder than any of life’s distractions in our ears and our hearts. The boy’s […]
Coleen Elias
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We need gun policy action now
In the wake of the latest mass shooting, I found myself in an unfortunately familiar place in which tears poured from a reservoir of pain and empathy for those whose lives were torn apart. But my sorrow quickly turned into anger and frustration over the back and forth debate on this topic that has divided […]
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Honor all veterans, including women
As a veteran, the day that our country celebrates and honors the sacrifices of the men and women who have served in the military is significant and extra special to me. I remember every milestone moment of my time in the service: my initial meeting with a recruiter in Portland; being sworn in and taking […]
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Don’t dismiss Trump’s words
As a woman who endured 13 years of sexual assault, I was shocked, saddened, sickened, confused and even outraged by the words of Donald Trump — words that he has repeatedly tried to passively dismiss as “locker room talk.” His words hit me like a ton of bricks and caused tears to sting my eyes […]