On the Nov. 4 ballot, the voters of Maine have a chance to endorse the Extreme Risk Protection Order, or red flag law, which will enable families to approach courts to directly remove weapons from people in crisis. We cannot allow another Lewiston to happen in our state or in our schools. If the Lewiston […]

Should Sen. Susan Collins consider her career in jeopardy having voted against the big beautiful (disaster) bill? She is only partly in the camp of senators who have abdicated their roles and displayed obscene fealty while ignoring their constituents. They simply are not doing their jobs. The slashed funds had already been approved by a […]

I am most concerned about how the expected Medicaid cuts, recently enacted by Congress, will affect Maine’s most vulnerable adults. For many years, I served as an attorney for the Adult Protective Services Division of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services in Cumberland and York counties. I helped the department prosecute cases for […]

Congressman Jared Golden must change his position on the treatment of Gaza. There is growing evidence that the Israeli Defense Forces and Israeli government are actively committing genocide in Gaza. Sadly, our U.S. government is providing support to Israel as it murders Palestinians through starvation and through active military violence. And where is Congressman Golden […]