Why vote to reelect Rep. Laurel Libby to the Maine House? We’ve seen unprecedented disruption in our governmental leadership in the last few years, and in the last few weeks. This past spring Maine’s legislative leadership was holding votes at 3 a.m. Some Maine papers and social media are full of comments where Maine people […]

Rich Lowry’s column published Aug. 8 (“The teleprompter campaign“) focused on Kamala Harris repeating her words — she said “understand” three times, “diplomacy” two times, etc. — and he was quite concerned. I have to ask how he feels about Donald Trump’s story about a helicopter ride with Willie Brown when it fact it was […]

It’s no secret that an 81-year-old man can, and often does, have issues of cognitive lapse. Joe Biden just engineered a prisoner swap involving a large amount of tact and strong relationships with our allies. Do people really believe Donald Trump could have done it all, much less better? Trump is the oldest man ever […]

Your weekend cover story of the growing problem of a primary care shortage in Maine began to scratch the surface of what we are all facing. Thank you for shining a light on this crisis. I am a family physician who has practiced primary care in Central Maine for eight years, and I am increasingly […]

I’m excited to support Kristen Cloutier’s reelection to represent House District 94. As a small business owner who is also a single mom, I’m grateful for Kristen’s leadership on passing paid family and medical leave. Kristen’s commitment to this program means Mainers like me will have the financial security to manage life’s emergencies. This kind […]

We’ve all seen the tall, floppy balloon figures at car dealerships. They remind me of one of our presidential candidates, bending over to the right to please his rich donors, flipping back up in the air waving his small arms, bowing low to the left to his misguided followers, and back up flopping his tiny […]