Hats off to the Maine Sunday Telegram for its excellent coverage of the massive, nationwide June 14 protests. The national media, both print and televised, really dropped the ball. They seriously underreported the protests. Are they afraid of offending President Trump? The focus on L.A. was misplaced. The more important story was that millions of […]

For months, I watched with growing horror as threats to our democracy multiplied. Was our country truly unraveling, heading toward fear, ignorance, nastiness and depleted resources? Were we on the brink of an America unrecognizable from the democracy I’d always lived in and, frankly, taken for granted? I admired the resistance: politicians, journalists, historians, lawyers. […]

Elaine Kahaner’s June 15 letter, “Remember who the real enemy in Gaza is,” would have us forget the history of Israel’s foundation. A recent quote that appeared in the comments section of Paul Krugman’s June 26 Substack post, “Mamdani and the Moguls of Madness,” seems an appropriate response to what the letter had to say. […]

Fear of immigrants was the central policy that won the presidential election for Donald Trump. According to Trump and Stephen Miller, immigrants are criminals who are stealing our wealth, our jobs and our economic security. With the budget reconciliation bill, that fear is coming true. Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, senior fellow at the American Immigration Council, posted […]

Thanks for running the heartwarming story of a boy, author Ron Joseph, and his pet skunk Pepe, which ran July 1. I can’t stop smiling each time I read it. Your paper does a great job reporting the hard news. But try to find more room for skunks. Harley Marshall Portland

In 1986, President Ronald Reagan signed the Immigration Reform and Control Act, which granted amnesty to law-abiding immigrants living in the U.S. without documentation. This act of compassion changed the lives of 3 million people. After meeting certain criteria, immigrants were able to obtain legal status and a path to citizenship. They started businesses, opened […]

As a 1989 graduate of the University of Southern Maine, I have followed the recurring debate about renaming the institution. I believe it is past time for us to embrace a future as the University of Maine-Portland. I understand the hesitation. The fear that a name change would abandon the Gorham and Lewiston-Auburn campuses, or […]