Many people, myself included, stop listening when they hear a string of large numbers. Despite this, it would be wise if Americans would consider what the “big, beautiful bill” will do to our lives via the national debt. Currently our national debt, at $36.2 trillion, is so large that each American would owe $230,000 if […]

A developer plans to build two three-story apartment buildings — 50 units total — at 1584 Forest Ave., a 1.5-acre piece of property behind Moran’s Market and along Talbot School Road. The project, Belfort Landing, would dramatically affect Belfort Street, a quiet residential cul-de-sac behind the site. To make it work, the developer intends to […]

Where is the outrage? Yes, there have been demonstrations around the country protesting President Trump’s authoritarian moves. But a week after each demonstration, people quiet down and go back to their lives. I am shocked we don’t have even more vocal outrage at what is happening to our democracy. Just today there was a story […]

President Trump blundered into the endless conflict between Israel and Iran, without the consent of Congress, sweeping aside one of the very bulwarks of the U.S. Constitution. He has unleashed weapons of mass destruction in a perilous world, creating an aftermath of violent global instability. I implore Congress to take back the powers that rightfully […]

Sen. Susan Collins should vote against the current reconciliation bill. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the cuts to Medicaid in the bill will make 39,000 Mainers lose their health insurance. The last thing Maine needs is fewer people who can afford to go to the doctor, more people putting off treatment they need or […]