Leave it to Donald Trump to desecrate an event like the recent National Prayer Breakfast. Never one to miss an opportunity to talk about himself, he spent over an hour in his rambling and meandering address spewing falsehoods, repeating his many personal grievances and delivering insulting personal attacks on his perceived enemies. This is a […]

In a recent statement on social media (Bluesky), Gov. Janet Mills, posting from her Senate campaign account, said, “I will defend you with everything I have.” We shouldn’t accept politicians shirking the last year of their responsibilities to run for a better job, even under normal circumstances — and we are currently far away from […]

Help! America and democracy are dying! Independent (lovely and practical) Maine is being pulled down with them. Only three years ago, we were living contentedly along side our immigrants, who were working, paying taxes and joining our communities. We had health care. Our education was supported, from Head Start to university. We were helping to feed the […]

Don’t fall for Susan Collins’ latest playacting as a moderate senator, bravely defending immigrant rights in Maine against Kristi Noem and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). She had nothing to do with Noem pausing the “surge.” This was strictly a political decision by the administration and the Republican Party to help with her reelection […]