I am supporting the citizens’ initiative on universal home care in November, and I hope the voters of Maine will join me in voting Yes on Question 1. I think it makes common sense to make sure that elders, veterans and disabled folks can stay in their homes. No one wants to live in a […]

I am going to vote “yes” on Question 1 — the universal home care initiative on the ballot next month — for a lot of reasons, the simplest of which is that I might, some day, need the help myself. I am already a senior citizen, and since my wife’s death last year, pretty much […]

I hope that the voters of Maine will join me in favor of passage of Question 1. I am disabled and so it my partner. We live in a motel because we can’t find affordable housing in Lewiston. We have been there for two years. When I was 16, I suffered a traumatic brain injury […]

I hope that the voters in Maine will join me in voting Yes on Question 1 in November. I have first-hand experience taking care of a disabled loved-one, and I know how hard the toll can be on families. For almost two years, I have been living with and taking care of my best friend. […]

In Vietnam, I was Rat Six — the leader of the First Infantry Division Tunnel Rats. Among the many lessons I learned in the Army was the importance of taking care of one another; and I learned how recovery happens best at home. I am supporting Question 1 in November because it would provide universal […]

I hope everyone will vote “yes” on Question 1 — universal home care. Help with home care would have made a huge difference for my family as we cared for my mother, Betty Williams. Three years ago, she died from multiple myeloma. We struggled to care for her at home for many years. I am […]