Sen. Susan Collins voted to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of health and human services despite her “concerns” about his anti-vaccine policies because, she said, of deference to President Trump’s right to build his own governing team. Sen. Angus King voted against Kennedy’s confirmation, calling him “grossly unqualified” and a “danger” to public […]

In ahem, retirement, I became a cheesemaker, the kind favoring French fromage on which I grew up. It took a while, but once I got the brie and camembert nailed, Fore Street Restaurant’s Sam Hayward welcomed it and I made them tres petit — individually sized in special molds — perfect for a premier restaurant’s […]

Born in Maine, retired in Florida, UMaine (Orono) Class of ’72 and still a “Mainah” at heart, I support Jared Golden for Congress. Paul LePage paints Golden as a left-wing Democrat. Being a left-wing Democrat myself, I can assure voters that he is not. I often disagree with him, but that is to be expected […]

At the protest in front of the Orion Performing Arts Center in Topsham, where Rep. Laurel Libby was speaking on July 15, one demonstrator held a sign that said “Dialogue, not Doxxing.” Although Rep. Libby likes to say she was censured for speaking her mind on the issue of transgender athletes, she was not censured […]

On a humid July evening in Topsham, two opposing groups gathered outside Mt. Ararat Middle School. Inside, about 120 attended “Justice and Jazz,” an event hosted by Rep. Laurel Libby that focused on free speech and fairness in girls’ sports. Outside, 150 protesters waved Pride flags in support of transgender youth, underscoring a deep cultural […]

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has used inflammatory language to rewrite the voter ID referendum to read: “Do you want to change Maine election laws to eliminate two days of absentee voting, prohibit requests for absentee ballots by phone or family members, end ongoing absentee voter status for seniors and people with disabilities, ban prepaid […]