Something’s happening here. What it is is increasingly clear. The autocracy may not solidify, but we’re close. President Trump, rather than uphold the law as he swore to do, succeeds in ignoring the law, or finding ways around it, or loopholes through it. Killing people suspected of ferrying cocaine, claiming it’s fitting because they are […]
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Janet Mills has been fighting from the start | Letter
Stop putting social media above real life.
Support the work of service animals — leave your pets at home | Letter
For people with disabilities, navigating shared public spaces is difficult enough as it is.
Support the Medicare for All Act | Letter
Thank you to Drs. Jeffrey Barkin and Daniel Bryant for their excellent opinion pieces about our health care system in recent Sunday editions. Support for Medicare for All is strong among patients as well as health care professionals. A recent Data for Progress poll finds that 65% of all Americans support a Medicare for All […]
Portland students offered a ray of hope in dark times | Letter
The recent protest against ICE was an inspiration.
Matt Dunlap understands what Maine’s working families need | Letter
His focus on women and children is particularly commendable.
Church leaders should be denouncing Trump’s words | Letter
President Trump recently called a Somali immigrants “garbage.” Not long before that, he called a female reporter “piggy.” How revolting that we have a president who talks like this, who uses such disgusting language to describe God’s precious creations. According to press reports, activists and community leaders have called on elected officials to stand up […]
Boycott the new symbols of white privilege | Letter
That includes our national parks, which will no longer offer free admission on MLK Day or Juneteenth thanks to Donald Trump.
More intervention needed to prevent military tragedies | Letter
Members of Congress who urged troops to refuse illegal orders should follow up, explaining exactly how to do it.
Alarmed by EPA’s pesticide approvals | Letter
On Nov. 20, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the pesticide isocycloseram for use on foods such as fruits, vegetables, cereals, legumes, tree nuts, peanuts, coffee and sugar cane as well as for lawns and golf courses. Isocycloseram contains PFAS, a highly persistent chemical that is harmful to humans and extremely toxic to bees. Human […]