Earlier this month, I was on Route 201, coming out of Gardiner toward the highway. An old black Lab was walking beside the road facing incoming traffic; he was wearing no collar or tag and seemed lost. I pulled over and he immediately headed to me. I was trying to prevent him from going into […]

I write to express support for Question 2 on the November ballot, the Extreme Risk Protection Order that pertains to access to deadly weapons.  The need to reduce gun violence is a practical problem that concerns everyone, no matter who we vote for, what media we listen to or whether we personally can be trusted […]

In the United States, an average of 132 people are killed every day by guns. More can and must be done to put an end to the gun violence crisis. Our schools and communities need to be kept safe. Voting “Yes” this November on ballot Question 2 will help prevent shootings in schools and public […]

It appears to me that this year’s Maine ballot Question 1 is trying to fix a problem that doesn’t exist. There hasn’t ever been — to my knowledge — an instance of actual voter/election fraud in Maine. Yet Trump’s minions — like Rep. Laurel Libby — are shouting loudly that it is an issue. I  […]

Last May, Maine’s legislature rejected “An Act to Require an Individual to Present Photographic Identification for the Purpose of Voting,” which proposed much more than that. Its provisions would have created barriers to the right to vote for many Maine citizens, by limiting absentee voting and adding other requirements. As a result, we have the […]

In answer to David Ryder’s question, in his Oct. 2 letter to the editor (“Clarification needed on red and yellow flag laws“), the proposed red flag law (Question 2) will not eliminate the yellow flag law but will provide another option for families when someone is in crisis. Maine’s yellow flag law only gives families […]