The Oct. 10 article, “Maine education officials going ‘back to basics’ on reading and math,” misses the important point. When looking at the graph comparing reading and math testing scores there is a very interesting piece of data. One state, Louisiana, has improved greatly in reading and significantly in math. All other states had decreased […]

We support a “Yes” vote on Question 2 this November. This law will allow families to initiate an Extreme Risk Protection Order directly from a judge when a loved one with weapons shows signs of becoming a risk to self or others. ERPOs, also known as “red flag” laws, exist in 21 states, often initiated […]

Voting is important and a privilege. We hold the responsibility for our children and grandchildren for a future that is prosperous and free. Every year I receive voter information to register or apply absentee applications to vote for my grown children, who have not lived here for over 15 years; for the prior owner of […]

I have sailed deep sea as a merchant mariner for more than a decade. My schedule has many challenges, often making it impossible for me to be home in November, but I have always done my best to do my civic duty and vote. I am so grateful that Maine has made it easy to […]

As a disabled senior, I am deeply opposed to Question 1 and its proposed changes to Maine voting laws. Up until 2024, I was pleased to be an in-person voter in every election for 63 years, except for 15 years when I lived overseas and always voted absentee. Now my health requires me to vote […]

Although many believe that voter ID is a partisan issue, several polls suggest that is not the case. In at least one recent survey, it was found that 80% of Americans or more support requiring voting individuals to have a photo ID.   Some recent studies show that voter ID laws do not reduce voter turnout. […]

Ballot Question 1 on voting infuriates me. The one time, in the last 40 years, that I didn’t vote was when the three days before the election limit was enacted. My work made it impossible to be home to vote on Election Day, and its demands kept me from going to get a ballot until […]

The people who support Question 1 focus on the requirement to prove one’s identity at the polls. That is misleading. If people actually read the ballot, they will discover the proposition includes at least six different measures: one of them requires proof at identity at the polls; the others are designed to make it more […]