Column in midcoast Maine newspaper The Free Press, January 2019-July 2022. The first link on each column is hosted on this website; the second link is to the original pdf versions (when available).
“We Need to Talk About Chief Justice John Roberts Blissfully Summering Off Port Clyde,” July 12, 2022
“The State of Maine Gives Away a Bigger Chunk of Rockland Harbor to the World’s Largest Marina Corporation,” June 28, 2022
“I Felt My Heart Light Up and Glow: Belfast Pride 2022,” June 14, 2022
“‘Each side believes the other side is brainwashed. Well, I’ve been 100% on both sides.’ A conversation with Lisa Diane (Daya Devi),” May 31, 2022
“‘I believe the Earth is wise beyond human comprehension, & it could be that these beings are here as warriors to protect & transform the landscapes after great distress’: An interview with Herbalist/Musician/Aspiring Death Doula Suzanne Belle Stone,” May 17, 2022
“Why is No One Singing From the Rooftops About Their PPP Grants in Midcoast Maine?” May 3, 2022
“Making Healing the Center of Everything (So Life Doesn’t Destroy You),” April 19, 2022
“Grabbing Rockland by the Lapels,” Nathan Kroms Davis (solo), April 5, 2022
“Looking for Spring but Not Skipping Over Grief,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, March 22, 2022
“Students Rise Up Against Sexual Violence! An interview with Medomak Middle School and Medomak Valley High School Students,” March 8, 2022
“‘Young people seem to have a relationship to the need for mental health support in ways that most older generations just don’t’: An Interview with Rebecca Roveto,” February 22, 2022
“Is Midcoast Maine Stuck in an Anti-Sex, 1950s Snowglobe?” February 8, 2022
“Reviewing the Local Dumps: Camden-Rockport and St. George,” January 25, 2022
“A Trash Investigation: Reviewing the Local Dumps: (Rockland and Thomaston),” January 11, 2022
“A Benediction,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, December 28, 2021
“‘If You Treat Someone Worse than a Caged Animal, it Doesn’t Matter What You Call Them.’ An interview with Lori Swain; her son has been in solitary confinement at the Maine State Prison for five years,” December 14, 2021
“Getting Our Priorities Right: Practicing Triage with the Rescue Funds,” November 30, 2021
“Rockland Politicians Lock Themselves in a Room with a $2.2 Billion Marina Consolidation Corporation,” November 16, 2021
“Did I Get COVID and Infect Everyone?” November 2, 2021
“Whose Safe Harbor? Rockland Wrestles with the World’s Largest Marina Corporation,” October 19, 2021
“Stop the CMP Corridor: Vote Yes on 1!” with Nathan Kroms Davis, October 5, 2021
“Fewer Mosquitoes, Fewer Tourists: Happy Fall!” with Nathan Kroms Davis, September 21, 2021
“‘I think that the restaurant industry has finally gotten to the point where it’s like, ‘No, the customer is not always right.’” In Conversation with Katie McKinlay,” September 7, 2021
“The Power of Life: In Conversation with Karin Spitfire,” August 24, 2021
“Seven Months of Rent Upfront Plus $700 More a Month: Midcoast Maine’s Housing Emergency,” August 10, 2021
“‘Put It Somewhere Else’ is Not a Solution to a Problem’: An interview with the Knox County Homeless Coalition on the Talbot Avenue proposal in Rockland, and more,” August 10, 2021
“The Farnsworth Art Museum’s Endlessly Warm Embrace of Anti-LGBTQ Activist Linda Bean,” July 27, 2021
“Governor Mills Has a Veto for That,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, July 13, 2021
“‘I Have Never Seen So Many People I Know on the Verge of Being Homeless’: An Interview with Peyton Elise Clark of Drive by Todd,” June 29, 2021
“Now the Labor Movement is Saying, ‘Look, If You Don’t Support Our Cause, We’re Not Going To Support You Ever Again’: An Interview with Andy O’Brien,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, June 15, 2021
“Notes from Lime City Bonus!” (Further thoughts on community solar farms), June 15, 2021
“Yes on 4 in Rockport, Yes to Pine Tree Power Co., and What’s Up with Community Solar Farms,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, June 1, 2021
“I’ve Been Holding My Breath for Over a Year,” May 18, 2021
“‘Hang in there, kiddo, you are valid and worthwhile!!’: Transgender Visibility in Midcoast Maine–An Interview with Natalie Oldham,” May 5, 2021
“The Police Are the Problem, but Not the Only Problem,” April 27, 2021
“‘How Extremely Varied and Individual Birth Is’: An Interview with midwife Hope Jackson,” April 13, 2021
“Untangling Our Anti-Asian Culture,” March 30, 2021
“Speaking for the Creatures that Have No Voice: An Interview with Susan Beebe,” March 16, 2021
“Don’t Pipe Down!” with Nathan Kroms Davis, March 2, 2021
“Fracking (with Summit Natural Gas) While the World Burns,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, February 16, 2021
“For Those Struggling to Cope (Or Not),” with Nathan Kroms Davis, February 2, 2021
“White Supremacy Raises its Bloody Sword,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, January 19, 2021
“A Pandemic New Year: Here’s to Survival,” January 5, 2021
“Scoring a 12-Pack With One Less Worry,” December 22, 2020
“Progressive Fancy,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, December 8, 2020
“Pandemic Check-in,” November 24, 2020
“Not Quite the End of the World,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, November 10, 2020
“See You On The Other Side” with Nathan Kroms Davis, October 27, 2020
“Lime City Shocker! Mike Mullins Tries to Steal This Column!” October 13, 2020
“Rockland, Keep the Fire!” with Nathan Kroms Davis, September 29, 2020
“Tactical Adjustment,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, September 15, 2020
“Calling Out L.L.Bean, Linda Bean and the Farnsworth,” July 21, 2020
“Mask Like Another’s Life Depends on It,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, July 7, 2020
“Reimagining Policing,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, June 23, 2020
“How Do We, Finally, Make Black Lives Matter?” with Nathan Kroms Davis, June 9, 2020
“Where Can This Extra Anger Go?” with Nathan Kroms Davis, May 26, 2020
“‘Those Who Quarantine Together Stick Together for Life’ Sheltering-in-place with the Knox County Homeless Coalition,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, May 12, 2020
“Consider the Hot Dog,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, April 28, 2020
“Out on the Street Screaming,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, April 14, 2020
“Howl,” Nathan Kroms Davis (solo), March 31, 2020
“Making It Through the Pandemic Together,” March 17, 2020
“Consider the Tyranny of Cars,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, March 3, 2020
“No on 1, Support Public Health,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, February 18, 2020
“Loving an Addict,” February 4, 2020
“Reducing Economic Inequality in Rockland,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, January 21, 2020
“Being Jewish in a Time of Rising Anti-Semitism,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, January 7, 2020
“Should Rockland Harbor Have Rights?” with Nathan Kroms Davis, December 24, 2019
“What Does Rockland Main Street Stand For?” December 10, 2019
“The Elephant in the Newspaper,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, November 12, 2019
“Men, We Are Begging You to Take On Domestic Violence,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, October 29, 2019
“Emergency! Shelter,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, October 15, 2019
“Hope in Hopelessness: Rockland Seeks a Sustainability Coordinator,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, October 1, 2019
“Dating (Or Not) in the Midcoast,” September 17, 2019
“Public Space in Downtown Rockland,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, September 5, 2019
“The Politics of the Lobster Festival’s “Non-Political” Parade,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, August 22, 2019
“Will They Stay or Will They Go?” with Nathan Kroms Davis, August 8, 2019
“Rockland’s Private, Gated Harbor?” with Nathan Kroms Davis, July 25, 2019
“Yes in Our Backyards (Supporting Sober Re-entry Homes),” with Nathan Kroms Davis, July 11, 2019
“Happy Pride!” with Nathan Kroms Davis, June 27, 2019
“Is Rockland a Walkable City?” with Nathan Kroms Davis, June 13, 2019
“It’s Time to Get Serious About Climate Change in Rockland,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, May 16, 2019
“What’s So Bad About Dandelions?” with Nathan Kroms Davis, May 2, 2019
“Amazon Got a Tax Rebate of $129 Million. How About You?” with Nathan Kroms Davis, April 18, 2019
“Who’s Afraid of Cannabis (and Why)?” with Nathan Kroms Davis, April 4, 2019
“In Favor of an Ambitious Living Wage for Rockland,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, March 21, 2019
“Toward a More Participatory Governance,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, March 7, 2019
“Notes from Lime City: A New Free Press Column,” with Nathan Kroms Davis, February 21, 2019