My wife and I found ourselves in a medical insurance dilemma this past year. Margaret Craven, upon meeting with us in our home to gather pertinent information, intervened on our behalf to help us meet our needs. We want to express our gratitude toward Rep. Craven for her concerns and actions. We intend to give […]

Mainers have voted twice to pass the ranked choice voting initiative so that elected representatives will be the people who most closely reflect the majority of voters. That is the central tenet of a representative democracy. Now we are faced with the potential that a small number of signatories on a petition will invalidate a […]

I am writing to support Ned Claxton for reelection to Maine Senate District 20 (New Gloucester, Mechanic Falls, Minot, Poland and Auburn). In his current term, Claxton has worked to reduce the tax burden on all Maine residents. He helped send $150 million in tax relief to towns and cities. He worked to increase the […]

Here in Maine, there is the Clean Elections Fund, or CEF. A candidate who agrees to the terms of the CEF is limited to accepting donations of $5 from individuals in their voting district. However, there is a loophole. In the initial stages of the campaign, candidates can receive startup money to a maximum of […]

Is Maine part of Massachusetts again? Or a part of Quebec Province? Maybe Spain? The handling of the Central Maine Power corridor by some officials totally has me wondering. Maine is celebrating the 200th year of statehood; shouldn’t Mainers be proud? It’s extremely hard to be when foreign entities can challenge Maine residents, blocking a […]

Jan Collins, owner of the Wilton Blueberry Farm, is running to represent the people of District 17 in the Maine Senate, all of Franklin County and the Kennebec County towns of Belgrade, Fayette, Mount Vernon and Vienna. Collins offers a variety of life experiences for voters to consider. She is experienced in community health education […]

Throughout his career as a family physician, Ned Claxton has worked to improve the health of Maine families. Now, as Maine deals with COVID-19, we need his expertise and compassion more than ever. In 2018, when I drove Claxton around the back roads of Senate District 20 to meet his future constituents, I was consistently […]

While watching parts of the Republican National Convention, I was reminded of the old movie “The Manchurian Candidate.” Also coming to mind was an episode of the Jerry Seinfeld show called “ Bizarro World.” Donald Trump and his cohorts stand issues on their heads, just the opposite of reality. Truth, reason and sensibility are sorely […]

Sara Gideon, speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, is running for the United State Senate against Susan Collins. After meeting with Mainers across the state, Gideon, a woman of courage, knew she would be attacked but knew she had to represent all Mainers, not just a few. I attended a group discussion about health […]

I think that most people can agree that access to food is a most basic human need. In that respect, Ken Morse is an expert, with a background in multiple work experiences related to nutrition. From his position as coordinator of produce buying at the Fare Share Co-op in the ’70s to his current position […]