As Rep. Jared Golden’s political career “sunsets,” he has affirmed the fears of many who supported him as a congressman. Our country is in the most dangerous position of my lifetime. To say otherwise is to deny Donald Trump’s attacks on the Constitution, his attacks on people of color, his attacks on the media and his total disregard for the […]

Maine’s motto is Dirigo: I lead. I am a grandmother calling on all Mainers to rise up and lead in shining a light on elected state and national officials in our country by asking them to answer this question honestly and factually: Are they for sale? To stay in office, will our elected officials give […]

I want to thank Gov. Mills. She should be proud of her decades of public service. For all that she done for the citizens of Maine I say, “bravo.” I would also like to extend my gratitude for how graciously she has departed the Democratic Senate primary.  I have been a Graham Platner supporter from […]

Last month, the Legislature passed a supplemental budget authorizing over $600 million in spending in addition to last year’s record-breaking $11.65 billion biennial budget. This new spending included nearly $300 million from the Budget Stabilization Fund, the state’s emergency reserve fund, for $300 checks to certain eligible residents, along with hundreds of millions more for […]

It’s difficult to read about how President Trump tore down the East Wing of the White House. I disagree with much of what this administration has done over the past year. I often find myself not knowing what to do about my anger. But the news about the East Wing tear-down and ballroom has left […]

It is very telling that Sen. Susan Collins’ website does not have a listing for elections or voting rights in its drop-down menu. If Collins really believed that voting should be open to all eligible citizens, she would have a specific category for this important democratic right. I am concerned that she has not read the […]