I guess, according to Barack Obama’s reasoning, the panhandler I see on my streets got there because of our road systems and an inferior teacher. I think the difference between the panhandler and the successful entrepreneur is that one took advantage of the American dream and with his own investment of money and sweat built […]

It’s Olympic season again, and a lot of us are excited to watch our hard-working and gifted athletes compete for medals. All of the competitors are outstanding, and not one of them is a loser. NBC paid $1 billion for the rights to broadcast these events. To pay for these rights, it must sell air […]

I am responding to Dana Milbank’s commentary, “Nothing says ‘man of the people’ quite like owning an Olympic horse,” on July 29. I have owned horses for 42 years and have sacrificed dearly to keep one or more horses. I have worked multiple jobs to maintain my horses. It is true that there are rich […]

Angus King will be attacked by both sides. King scares the heck out of both Republicans and Democrats, so both parties will attack him in his bid for Senate. The fact is that, while he was governor of Maine, King grew our economy and gave our schools a leap forward by getting students into the […]

Did the editor (Our Opinion: “Charter school plan for Hinckley gets good grade,” July 22) read Maine’s charter school law? Charter schools are public, open to all students. You accused Baxter Academy of being “elitist.”Not so. All students who wish to attend this STEM school (science, technology, engineering and math) will be accepted. There may […]