The referendum takes aim at our absentee voting laws — a significant issue for the oldest state in the nation.
Scott Paida
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Let’s cut Platner some slack | Letter
The Democratic Senate candidate has taken responsibility for his past mistakes. That’s the kind of person we should want to send to Washington.
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Posted inLetters to the Editor
Distressed by Maine health insurance rate hike | Letter
I have lived over half of my life in Maine and I am lucky. I have always been employed and had health insurance through my employers. I have never had to worry about paying for health care my family needs. We have never experienced food insecurity or had to choose what bills to pay to […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
A proposed solution for SNAP crisis in Maine | Letter
Should the federal shutdown continue and interfere with SNAP benefits for Mainers who need help feeding their families, I have a suggestion for our leaders in Augusta: Use the rainy day fund to feed Maine families. The federal government spends roughly $84 million per month on SNAP benefits for Maine people. At the end of […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Question 2 is a necessary next step to prevent gun violence in Maine | Opinion
Voters need to look past the political rhetoric and consider the scientific evidence that shows more lives will be saved.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
How a warming Gulf could save Maine’s fishing future | Opinion
The ocean is offering a whole new menu due to climate change. The question is whether we’ll help fishermen take the order.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
So Chuck Schumer knows better than Mainers? Please. | Opinion
If you still refuse to give Graham Platner an inch, I’d ask you to consider the bigger picture.
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Where the loss of SNAP benefits leaves us | Letter
It was only a bus ride. As teachers, we traveled Africa in the local buses. A man from Uganda during Idi Amin’s reign shared that he spent his days looking for milk to buy for his children. “You will not have time to protest a dictator if your children are hungry.” Hmm. SNAP is gone. […]
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Message from Peaks Island: Ignore the noise and build community | Letter
These times are overwhelming politically. I am writing to encourage any and all to not buy into the noise. Do what you can, locally. Maybe it’s reaching out to a neighbor in some way to help build your community. Here on Peaks Island, we are baking cookies and selling homemade ice cream cookie sandwiches at […]
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Attack on SNAP benefits weaponizes hunger | Opinion
The Trump administration is playing politics with people’s lives.