I urge fellow Mainers to join me in voting “Yes on 2” this November. The ballot question asksMainers if they want to create an Extreme Risk Protection Order or “red flag” law that wouldallow courts to temporarily remove dangerous weapons when law enforcement, family orhousehold members demonstrate someone poses a significant danger to themselves or […]

Cape Elizabeth is a small town with one polling location and limited hours of operation. Many in our community rely on absentee voting. The elderly or those who struggle with mobility might find it difficult to get to the polls and therefore rely on absentee voting. I will be voting “No” on Question 1 this […]

Like many Mainers, I have dreaded the occasional trips to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, where the wait has been long, crowded and uncomfortable. So, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the appointment system is working extremely well. I made an appointment only yesterday, and I had an 8:45 a.m. appointment today for a […]

While the United States is facing considerable congressional changes in terms of boundaries for noncitizens, at what point do we consider the policies an overstep?  The report by Emily Allen published on Sept. 8, regarding the arrest of a potentially illegally migrated individual at Papoose Pond, reveals more about the enforcement of Immigration and Customs […]

If I may be so bold in exercising my free speech rights in my letter today, the following issues speak to truths that concern me. Claire GravelLewiston

Before we swallow the CDC’s new recommendations for vaccinating children no earlier than age 4, we should demand the data. How many moms who either must or choose to work will now have to worry that their toddlers will come home with these utterly preventable childhood diseases? Will these children suffer long-term effects? How are […]

Teaching math, my students and I were always looking for patterns. Patterns can help predict. Patterns offer efficiency and accuracy. Patterns can be a scaffolding to a new understanding. When the Annunciation School students were shot in church, the mayor was criticized for his response. When Charlie Kirk was shot, we are being criticized and harmed […]

I’m a political junkie.  If the only election in Maine was for a dogcatcher in a hamlet I never heard of, I’d follow the coverage as if it were a congressional race. I appreciate the fervor demonstrated by Mr. Gary Anderson in his support of Graham Platner (“We need to make sure Graham Platner goes […]

Really? Flags at half-staff to honor Charlie Kirk? This is the young man who openly and passionately supported Donald Trump and his movement to destroy American democracy, and who gained wealth and power while doing so.  This is the young man who has advocated so strongly for supporting a president who ultimately will be responsible for […]