weekly columns
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Sen. Susan M. CollinsNovember 22, 2016Biomedical research is changing lives and changing the world. During my time in the Senate, I have made it a priority to visit labs, equipment...
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Sen. Susan M. CollinsIt is the American character to answer the call of duty. It also is the American character to be grateful to those who answer that call. On Veterans Day, we...
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Breast Cancer has taken a toll on far too many Americans and their families. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month, and this is the perfect time to be celebrating life...
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October 17, 2016
A New, Two Generation Approach to Fighting Poverty
The photograph on the front page of the Sept. 25th Maine Sunday Telegram was heart wrenching – a darling 5-year-old girl named Arianna standing outside of her... -
September 30, 2016
Honoring Adoption “Angels” Who Give Children Loving Homes
Click HERE for a high resolution photoEvery child needs and deserves a safe and loving home, a family to provide support, stability, and hugs. But for more than 100,000 children in... -
September 26, 2016
National Falls Prevention Day: Raising Awareness About the Dangers of Falls
September 22, 2016, marked the first day of the fall season, a time to enjoy Maine’s beautiful foliage and crisp weather. It also was National Falls Prevention Day, a time to... -
A decade and a half has passed, but September 11, 2001, remains as vivid as if it were yesterday. We each have our own recollections of where we were and what we were doing...
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September 02, 2016
Working to Keep Lifesaving Medications Affordable
On August 18, Chris Stover of Windham was enjoying a picnic lunch with his family at Sebago Lake State Park when he was stung by a bee. With a potentially fatal allergy to... -
A few weeks ago, Westbrook resident Cathy Wiles called my Portland Constituent Service Center to alert me to a new Social Security Administration (SSA) policy that could have...
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August 18, 2016
Creating Jobs and Increasing Productivity: Investments in Maine Infrastructure Help Move Our Economy Forward
In my travels throughout Maine, I’ve seen first-hand the positive effects of investing in our ports, railroads, and crumbling roads and bridges to improve safety, boost our... -
July 25, 2016
The Critical Response We Need: The Senate Takes Action to Combat the Heroin and Opioid Abuse Epidemic
In a 24-hour period in June, six people overdosed on opioids in Sanford, one of whom died as a result. In Monmouth, three people overdosed on heroin in one week. And in... -
July 11, 2016
A Troubling New Tactic in the IRS Impersonation Scam
For most Americans, tax season ends on April 15. For the con artists operating the pernicious IRS impersonation scam, cheating honest taxpayers is a year-round job.In this... -
July 01, 2016
The Right Care at the Right Time
“The goal is not a good death. Instead, the goal is to have as good a life as possible all the way to the very end.” That was the message Dr. Atul Gawande,... -
June 22, 2016
Following Senator Collins’ Advocacy, Mainer Victimized by Drug Smuggling Scam Released from Spanish Prison
One week ago, J. Bryon Martin, a 77-year-old former pastor from Dresden, Maine, was serving the first year of a six-year sentence in a Spanish prison. With failing health,... -
Federal regulations can impose unexpected and costly requirements on small businesses, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations. A prime example is a new U.S....
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In 1947, a virus was discovered in the Zika Forest of Uganda. For nearly all of the next 70 years, that now infamous infection was confined to a narrow band along the Equator...
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The drinking-water crisis in Flint, Michigan, has heightened awareness of the danger lead poisoning poses to human health, especially to children and pregnant women. ...
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May 10, 2016
Made in the USA: Supporting Domestic Manufacturing and Outfitting our Soldiers with American-Made Footwear
When consumers see the words “Made in America” emblazoned on a product, they know that this phrase denotes more than simply where the product originated. ... -
May 06, 2016
Soaring Prices on Decades-old Drugs
Berna Heyman, a retired college librarian from Williamsburg, Virginia, has Wilson disease, an inherited disorder that prevents copper from being excreted from the body, allowing... -
April 26, 2016
Reversing the Trend: Investing in Education, Treatment, and Law Enforcement to Address Our Nation’s Heroin and Opioid Abuse Epidemic
Throughout the United States, prescription drug abuse is devastating individuals, families, and communities. Increasingly, the drug crisis stemming from opioid prescription...
