In 89 years of living, I’ve learned a few important things. One is that there are far more good people than bad. I’ve met, become acquainted with and become friends with kind, generous, capable people and almost no criminals, mean-spirited or vicious people. I’ve lived in Maine, Florida and Arizona. Same thing everywhere I go. […]

Isn’t it ironic to think that President Trump got Greenland confused with Iceland during his rambling speech in Davos last month? Yes, Greenland is an icy land surrounded by icy water. The massive ice sheets on Greenland are melting rapidly. Scientists say they hold enough water to raise global sea levels more than 22 feet […]

I am sure that I am not the only member of the American Legion who has this question on my mind. As Legionnaires, we pledge to uphold the Constitution, maintain law and order and combat autocracy. One would have to be blind not to take notice of the blatant assault on the Fourth Amendment, when […]

I oppose the increasing pressure on our governor to issue a two-month moratorium on evictions.  I bought my three-unit 25 years ago, using the New Neighbors program, and have been putting at least $20,000 back into the property every year for a long time. So it’s much more of a forced savings program for me. […]

Recent investigations into the Department of Homeland Security and the companies entrusted with our hard-earned taxpayer dollars reveal a troubling — and potentially systemic — pattern of Medicare overbilling. The full scope remains unknown, but let’s be clear: even one improperly taken dollar is one too many. These funds are meant for our most vulnerable […]

I laughed when I read the Jan. 18 letter to the editor asking people to “give the Trumpadministration its due.” Mr. Grant’s talking points illustrate the real power behind autocrats like Donald Trump: it isn’t Trump’s selfishness that’s the problem. It’s that millions of supporters believe his lies in the face of overwhelming evidence to […]

President Trump’s call to nationalize elections is a desperate attempt to retain power in the face ofgrowing unpopularity. Such a move would destroy the very essence of the United States. Ours is perhaps the only country whose name describes what our founders intended: a collection of sovereign states united under a constitution.  It’s important to […]

Drew Ketterer’s Feb. 5 op-ed (“Climate superfund bill is an impractical choice for Maine”), concerning LD 1870, continues the petroleum industry’s history of misleading information (he is an attorney for petroleum companies, no surprise there). Readers should be aware of a 2025 report, endorsed by 12 national health organizations (including Physicians for Social Responsibility PSR, […]