BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 18, 2020
I met Sara Gideon as a fellow parent of our school-age children. We spoke about seeing our children participate in more outdoor activities. With her partnership, I launched Old Mast Landing Outdoor Club, which engaged kids in outings. I was impressed by the ease with which Gideon spoke with clammers about green crabs and their impact on the clammers’ livelihoods, and the insight she brought to her conversations with lobstermen about the impact of warming on the Maine Gulf. Maine is my home and that of my ancestors going back 10 generations. We have an enormous investment in the ecology of our state and are gravely concerned about the disturbing changes that climate change is bringing about. But we are proud that our town of Freeport has put forward a candidate who can challenge the uninspiring tenure of Susan Collins. ~ Joseph Coleman, Registered Maine Guide, Freeport