In a recent debate, Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner asserted, “Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, and we shouldn’t be complicit,” adding that “a government that is willing to commit genocide does not deserve U.S. tax dollars.” In fact, Israeli Holocaust and genocide researchers Amos Goldberg, Omer Bartov, Daniel Blatman, Raz Segal and Shmuel Lederman have all identified Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide.   Goldberg writes:  “What […]

A wise and competent president would not initiate a war of choice based on a “feeling.” A wise and competent president would: If this were a TV reality show, we would be able to say, “You’re fired!” Time for the 25th Amendment. Peter WatkoAuburn

We live in a curious time. Some might call it challenging times. For someone who was raised in the 1950s, post-World War II era — where God and country were spoken of with great reverence by my parents — Trump’s America is at odds with what I learned. Starting with the Pledge of Allegiance at […]

I am writing in response to your coverage of the warrant issued for Hancock County Probate Judge William B. Blaisdell IV (“Hancock County probate judge, wanted on arrest warrant, turns himself in,” March 18). I am one of his victims. He was my court-appointed attorney in a parental termination hearing. He concealed from me that […]

We are appalled to learn that the Trump administration is proposing a 25% reduction in the National Park Service budget for 2027. The National Park Service is responsible for not only our national parks — America’s best idea — but also for a multitude of national monuments, preserves, reserves, refuges, battlefields, lakeshores, seashores, rivers, trails, […]