Presently, a bill is moving through the Maine Legislature to exempt diapers from our sales tax. While well intended, it is not sufficient to meet the needs of vulnerable Mainers. This puts only a nickel on every dollar back into the hands of new parents. Maine can do better. Diaper insecurity creates a domino effect […]

In an unprecedented political atmosphere, Maine needs a new mold of Democrat to deliver pragmatic solutions and direction. Nirav Shah is that Democrat. I, along with many Mainers, have experienced the efficacy of his leadership firsthand. A member of the Morse High Class of ’24, my high school years were marked by COVID-19. Nirav’s response […]

Following the military operation in Venezuela, the English journalist Ed Luce described President Trump as “drunk on power.” In her Vanity Fair interview, Trump’s Chief of Staff, Susie Wiles, described her boss as having “an alcoholic personality.” Trump agreed. It should be obvious to us by now that Trump acts like a mob boss, corrupt […]

As a retired physical therapist, who spent much of my 42-year career working with pulmonary patients, I am beyond excited to read of this legislation to make long-time polluters pay for the damage done to our air quality and climate in Maine. We are, as they say, at the tailpipe end of wind currents that come […]

I don’t understand how a world leader can maintain his power when he takes every opportunity to frame his world view in the language of a juvenile delinquent. A showcase of bad grammar, ill will and sick humor, any time of the day, only serves the aggrandizement of an unstable personality. To be sure, being […]

President Trump says he has to answer only to himself and his morality as to the limits of his authority. He doesn’t feel bound by laws or treaties. He arbitrarily ordered the killing of supposed drug smugglers without providing proof. He unilaterally sent troops into Venezuela. He has shown no remorse for the killing of […]

I remember, not too long ago, a promise was made to drain the political swamp. It appears that this political quagmire is just more brackish. A very large “bully-frog” sits upon the largest lily pad.  When not snoozing, he croaks at his bumbling under-frogs that occupy leadership positions in his failing ecosystem like the Department […]