On Feb. 11, Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared before the House Oversight Committee to answer questions about the Epstein files. Her despicable and embarrassing performance can be summed up best in one line that she uttered in response to a question from Vermont Rep. Becca Balint: “I’m stunned that you want to continue talking about […]

I find it rich that Sen. Susan Collins is dumping money into bricks and mortar for a “health science complex” in Orono. Who does she think will staff this nice building now that she has helped this administration gut science research funding, defund student science education funding and help anti-science Robert F. Kennedy Jr. get […]

America was greatest when it was called the “melting pot” of immigrants from many diverse countries and cultures. America is a country of immigrants. Even the Pilgrims were immigrants. Donald Trump’s racist agenda is harming and destroying the lives of multicolored Americans, legal immigrants and immigrants following the legal process to become legal American citizens. […]

The Jan. 16 report “Trump donor, dark money largely funding Maine referendum drives” provides an excellent example of why we must rein in political spending: dark money is funding two Maine referendum questions. How I feel personally about the proposed ballot questions — which concern marijuana sales and transgender youth in sports — is not […]

Remember when Susan Collins promised us she would only run for two terms? How much longer are we going to let her keep getting away with this? Or is she telling us she’s so much smarter than we are? Shameful either way. Matt PowellScarborough

A Few More Acres Farm is a small family farm in Maine where animals are raised with care, respect and an understanding that good farming depends on balance — between land, animal husbandry and community trust. Like many farms that work closely with animals every day, we rely on state and local laws that support […]

The letter “Defend immigrants and their contributions” (Jan. 30) makes perfect sense, just not in this era of rampant illegal immigration, courtesy of four years of President Biden. In the middle part of the 20th century (referenced in the letter) immigration was controllable via Ellis Island or otherwise. At that time, Central America wasn’t flooding our […]

Gov. Janet Mills’ recent State of the State address emphasized her support for Planned Parenthood, her determination to defend citizens against an aggressive federal government, support of alternative energy and maintaining health care for Mainers. The response from one Republican legislator? “Evil is at work here in the State House. It’s alive and well, and […]

American taxpayers are paying tens of billions of dollars per year for a militarized immigration system. The fact is that immigration is a civil legal issue, but we are using the most expensive approach by using enforcement and hugely expensive detention methods. By stopping the building of more detention camps and private for-profit contracts, we […]