The GOP has recognized that education poses a challenge to its agenda. In response, it has appointed figures like Linda McMahon, known for her background in the World Wrestling Federation, as secretary of education. Funding for public schools has been systematically reduced. At the same time, sympathetic courts have facilitated the redirection of public resources […]

I’m old enough to remember, during the Second World War in Brunswick, Maine (where I’ve lived all my life), everybody from the right and the left joined together as one fighting fascists and Nazis — not to mention the Japanese. I have had relatives who served with Joshua Chamberlain in the Civil War. They also […]

I was appalled at Sunday’s headline about MaineCare (“As it grew, MaineCare became a breaker of budgets“). Saying it’s health care that is breaking the budget is saying that health care is not a priority for the people of Maine. People will die. Health care is a priority, and we need to reframe how we […]

There have been several articles questioning the potential for a recession in Maine. We should be concerned about the Republicans’ history of depressions and recessions. The Great Depression (1929-1941) financially destroyed millions, yet we are told Republicans are the party of fiscal responsibility. Historical facts easily dispelled that great con job. Consider the following:  The […]

While I am horrified and disgusted by the murder of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, I feel that elevating him to an American hero and martyr is really inappropriate. No one in this country should be violently targeted for expressing their political beliefs. However, for years, Charlie Kirk has spread vile and poisonous statements contributing and promoting […]

I am writing in response to the Aug. 26 article “Gov. Mills pledged to revive Maine’s tribal relations board. Most state seats are empty.” The gist of the article is that the vacancies on the Maine Indian Tribal-State Commission (MITSC) have rendered the commission ineffectual and “teetering on the verge of stalling out.” To the […]

It was with dismay that I read Steve Collins’ Sept. 16 column, “Charlie Kirk was wrong about Maine.” I lived in Maine from 2001 to 2018 and still have family who live in Maine. I travel to Maine, often. It is clear to anyone being honest that the quality of life in Maine is declining. […]

I do not understand how every Republican member of the U.S. House and Senate (yes, this includes Sen. Susan Collins) can stand by and watch the cruelty and inhumanity on display every single day by individuals who seem to have a complete disregard for kindness and empathy. Does no one have a conscience or an ounce […]