Now President Trump wants to deport Haitians, despite continuing violent civil conflict in their home country. Are they criminals? No, but they’re not white, wealthy Americans, so giving them refuge is not in the “national interest.” In fact, as we’ve seen in Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, poor American citizens of any race don’t contribute to […]

In a time when Washington often feels broken and divided, it is reassuring to know Maine still has a voice of reason in the U.S. Senate: Sen. Susan Collins. Thanks to her steady leadership, a commonsense solution was delivered on an issue that could have easily fallen victim to political gridlock. While others focus on […]

I’m writing to thank Sen. Susan Collins for her “No” vote on the recent reconciliation bill, which will cut SNAP benefits by nearly $300 billion and affect tens of thousands of working families and children in Maine. The bill also guts access to reproductive health care by excluding organizations like Planned Parenthood and Maine Family […]

This is in response to the July 15 op-ed headlined “Jannik Sinner also aced the compassion test.” It told of how the number one tennis player in the world, Sinner, ran to the other side of the net to kneel by his opponent, Gregor Dimitrov, who was down and clearly in pain while Sinner was […]

I have been watching this whole Trump era unfold and I finally have to speak up about one thing in particular that both sides are mistaken about. The media, both right- and left-leaning, and the voting citizens, on both sides, have made this era of politics about Trump and his “decisions.” This is giving way […]

Those who are more than 30 years old have had the good fortune to live during the greatest period in the greatest country of the modern era on our fragile planet. In short order, it has been carelessly dismantled and intentionally detached from our closest allies, who will no longer be able to trust the […]