I write to thank Gov. Janet Mills for her knowledgeable, data-driven leadership in this disorienting pandemic time we are living through. I have no doubt many people are alive today thanks to her leadership. I hear many fellow Mainers calling loudly for the state to open completely. I have heard more than one person saying […]

Recently, the country has been witnessing protests against the stay-at-home orders. A number of senators and representatives have spoken out against the protests. Here in Maine, some of our own leaders encouraged Mainers to participate in the protest in front of the State House to express their dissatisfaction with Gov. Janet Mills’ stay-at-home order. Eric […]

Because COVID-19 is so contagious, people have to prioritize the “pursuit of healthiness” over the “pursuit of happiness.” That is the simple truth. Even if I really want to do something, I can’t do it if it will impact the health of those I come in contact with. Period. In this time of the pursuit […]

As a life-long Republican. I have voted along party lines for 40 years. I did not vote for Gov. Janet Mills; however, I support her prudent pace for re-opening the state’s economy. She wants to save lives first; protecting the economy second. The question each of us needs to ask is: “How do I/we stay […]

The public needs to save the U.S Postal Service, a quasi-private non-profit, from going bankrupt in June by urging elected officials to fight for the $25 billion bailout it requested. President Trump insulted the Postal Service by calling it a “mismanaged joke” and flatly refused to save the Postal Service unless it increased the price […]

Here’s the thing: in this country, people have the right to free speech, but not to falsely cry “fire” in a crowded theater; the right to buy and sell, but not drugs which harm others; to practice religion, but not if it calls for human sacrifice; and the right to run a bar or restaurant, […]

Former President Harry Truman made it clear.  A sign on his desk said “The buck stops here.”  If something went wrong in Truman’s administration, he took responsibility. Today we have “I take no responsibility”  — the mantra of President Trump when there are failures on his watch. No responsibility in January for not heeding his […]

I am grateful that Gov. Janet Mills is placing public health first in her handling of this pandemic. Damage to our economy, though terrible, can be recovered in time. The people who die from COVID-19 are gone forever. We will never know exactly which Mainers would have died had the governor acted differently, but when […]

I think the time has come to let everyone have a say in the matter of protecting Mainers from the dangers of the COVID-19. Response to measures to control the pandemic have degraded to an “us against them” battle. Do we keep gathering places such as restaurants and bars open and the money flowing? Or […]

Clean energy only matters when it’s connected directly to big bucks and I am tired of seeing Central Maine Power ads everywhere I look. What do Dr. Han Neu, Dr. Brad Hager, and Dr. David Schindler all have in common? They all have extensively and scientifically studied Hydro Quebec dams and conclude that the energy […]