Charles Krauthammer (“‘Deterrence works’ is a fantasy in context of Israel-Iran conflict,” Sept. 9), can be counted on to convey the Israeli hard line on Iran, complete with highly dubious rationales. He relies on conjuring up the Iranian leadership as the “mad mullahs” bent on nuking Israel, which he describes as a “one-bomb” country open […]

A couple of recent news items just beg to be addressed. They both refer to Condoleezza Rice. First of all, that golfer’s club in Augusta, Ga., used to restrict its membership to men. It recently had a change of heart and allowed two women to become members, one of whom was Rice. Secondly, she was […]

Liz Soares’ column on Sunday (Sept. 9) reminded me of the dilemma of a person who will not own an automobile because she likes neither the current Ford nor the alternative offered by Chevrolet. Those are the only options one has, right? Two choices will always suffice. Along with millions of other Americans, I am […]

Joseph Reisert’s hypocrisy (“Obama’s policies undermine honor of working poor’s sacrifice,” Sept. 7) illustrates the Republican Party’s rationale for destroying Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and other programs designed to keep Americans from abject poverty. According to Reisert’s column, the poor (and middle class) should want to “work through physical pain” and “sacrifice” because it’s the […]

I am writing to show my support of Penny Plourde, the Democratic candidate running for Senate District 24. I have known Plourde personally and professionally for 20-plus years. I worked with Plourde through my employment at the Finance Authority of Maine. She was a board member for the Kim Wallace Adaptive Equipment Loan Program Fund […]