I would like to warn people about a synthetic drug called “bath salts,” which can be sold legally in stores. This substance, however, contains a chemical that gives the user a meth-like high when snorted or smoked. It comes in a bag or a glass container that looks like a lip-balm package. When a person […]

Every day I hear and/or read the mantra(s): “Eliminate or reduce business taxes and/or regulations and it will create jobs.” “Reduce government uncertainty and it will create jobs.” Our esteemed governor repeatedly regurgitates these absolutes to convince us that all of his proposals will create good jobs. Well, it worked; he created jobs removing works […]

I consider myself a Libertarian, therefore I have strong beliefs in one’s freedom of expression. Gov. Paul LePage’s dogmatic approach to recent issues have proven to Maine citizens that he indeed is not leadership material and couldn’t care less about any one’s freedom of expression other than his own. Luckily for him, his heritage gave […]

Hey, how about those Red Sox? The weather is great. Manny Ramirez is walking away from baseball rather than serve another drug-related suspension. Let’s go on about something other than Gov. Paul LePage. Do people really think that letters to the editor flaming him are going to make an impact? Instead, people should write their […]

I cannot believe the Aroostook Republican Committee has the audacity to ask the people of Maine to pay for Gov. Paul LePage’s mistake. It’s bad enough that he removed the mural from the Department of Labor, but now they want us to help cover the $60,000? Outrageous. If the people of Maine contribute to this, […]

Isn’t it amazing that a 10-year-old (Alyssa Bean from Sidney, letter April 10), along with Gov. Paul LePage, gets it, but most of the rest of the “idiots” in the Maine Legislature and the United States Congress don’t.   Gary Kitchen Oakland