Month: July 2019
You Can’t Get Here From Here
Public Transportation Stakeholders Throughout Maine’s Largest Urban Area Have Their Bubbles Burst. I lost. Not a little, a lot! Majorly. Big time. I did not get to University of Southern Maine in Gorham to pick…
Childhood Hunger Bills Passed
Full Plates Full Potential, Maine’s only statewide childhood hunger organization is proud to announce legislative victories in Augusta this session. Full Plates Full Potential and our coalition including: No Kid Hungry, Good Shepherd Food Bank,…
The Gift Of Time
A new Maine nonprofit takes aim at helping those facing something no one wants to think about – the loss of a child. Launched at the beginning of 2019, Madeline’s Mission seeks to provide a…
A Nation of Laws!
Today’s news cycle is like playing an endless game of “Hot Potato.” The media takes a topic like gun control right after a shooting and talks about it for a week or two until the…
Emergency Financial Assistance
According to the most recent statewide report on employment released by the Maine Department of Labor, Maine’s unemployment rate currently sits at 3.3%. For Maine Veterans, that number is 2%. At the Maine Bureau of…
Cannabis is Food
In our last article, ‘What is Cannabis?’, we provided a brief overview of some products that can be made from cannabis. This month we’ll talk about why cannabis is a great food option. We’ve all…
Light: Function and Purpose
After very challenging legislative sessions like the one we just experienced here in Maine, I’m often asked, “Why bother advocating for the sanctity of human life and other biblical truths in Augusta when it seems…
