Tension and fear are the objective. Those who fear accept oppression. I am 90 years old.  I remember the original. It was called Gestapo (Geheime Staatspolizei), SS (Schutzstaffel) — depending on the context — Adolf Hitler’s tools of oppression. ICE is but a cheap copy, as is the Donald himself. Hitler’s stated targets were the Jews; […]

I am writing to strongly advocate for keeping the NAAB-accredited architecture program at the University of Maine at Augusta intact in its current location at Handley Hall. I have had the pleasure of supporting this program as a design critic for early studio courses as well as thesis presentations. Through this experience, I have consistently […]

I feel compelled to take issue with some of the claims that Mr. Grant attributed to the Trump administration in his letter of Jan. 18 (“We should be willing to give the Trump administration its due“). Unfortunately, the claim that there is no longer a federal tax on Social Security is not true. There is […]

On Jan. 18, the deputy speaker in the Danish Parliament, Lars-Christian Brask, said: “(The U.S. president) makes threats against a friend. A friend he has had relationships with for 225 years. A friend that has done everything possible, fought two wars in Afghanistan and Iraq with the U.S., lost more soldiers per population than any […]

I am getting tired of two phrases being used by and about the Trump administration. The first phrase is “weaponizing the Department of Justice.” Remember when Trump accused the Biden administration of “weaponizing the DOJ” against him, especially concerning the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol? I would think that any rational human being would try […]

I agree with Bernard Mohr’s Jan. 19 letter concerning Graham Platner (“Graham Platner may want to consider changing course“). He needs to first demonstrate his value to Mainers by having a history in state, not going right to the top. If he doesn’t concede and let Gov. Janet Mills, a known fighter with values, get […]

It’s telling when a Republican lawmaker, the Christian Civic League of Maine and a Christian Nationalist church reportedly have to resort to lying to get Mainers to sign their petition to overturn the already-approved will of the voters. Travis Carey, senior pastor at Portland-area Calvary Chapel, is a co-sponsor of the proposed legislation to end recreational marijuana sales (“An Act […]

Not long ago, I went looking for the resolution to the words “Four dead in O-hi-o,” a line from  the song “Ohio.” The lyrics were penned by singer/songwriter Neil Young following the May 4, 1970 killing of four Kent State University students, by National Guardsmen, during a peaceful, anti-war protest on the Ohio campus. All these […]