Incredibly, we continue to hear about undecided voters. Voters have the clearest choice in memory. The Republican and Democratic parties have less in common than ever and sharply divided opinions about how best to govern. The Republicans advocate George Bush’s economic policies, Dick Cheney’s foreign policy and Rick Santorum’s social views. The GOP wants to […]

I looked into the Trans-Pacific Partnership (article, Sept. 5) and see a real monster. Launched by the previous administration with the help of 600 mega-companies, planning for this NAFTA-on-steroids pact has been surrounded by secrecy from both the public and Congress. Even Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the chairman of the congressional committee with oversight of […]

We are seeing a repeat of the 2000 campaign, with untrue statements and ads by Republican tea party extremists. The Bush/Cheney administration took us into a deep recession with deregulation of banks and corporations, the housing crisis, a $700 billion giveaway to pharmaceuticals, huge tax cuts for the wealthiest, invasion of Iraq for Halliburton and […]

Colin Woodard’s extensive piece of investigative reporting (article, Sept. 2) reveals a significant threat to local control of our public schools and to public education itself. If the proposed virtual schools are permitted, control of educational content and teacher qualifications will pass to for-profit corporations. These commercial operations would prepare digital lessons to be delivered […]

President Barack Obama is traveling about the country making speeches that sound like those he made four years ago. He is very good at making speeches, His writers are excellent. Re-electing him for four more years in the White House, however, would be like re-electing Gov. Paul LePage for another term. Ezra Smith Winthrop

A recent letter to the editor tells us that same-sex marriage would destroy society. Let’s think about this. Same-sex couples already live together throughout Maine. They are our neighbors, our family members, our doctors, our lawyers, our carpenters and our friends. Same-sex couples are together because two people fell in love and decided to make […]