The upcoming voter ID referendum threatens older Mainers’ ability to vote.
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Don’t balk at Maine Turnpike Chick-fil-A just yet | Letter
I thank Douglas Volk for raising concerns about future restaurant offerings at Maine Turnpike service plazas (“Chick-fil-A has no place on the Maine Turnpike,” July 29). I want to clarify that no decisions have been made at this time. We are in the early stages of renegotiating our contract with Applegreen, the vendor that operates […]
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Thankful for Sen. King’s moral clarity | Letter
Maine’s junior senator has it right in calling for a halt to U.S. aid to Israel.
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ICE’s immigration policy is enforced by fear | Letter
We can do better.
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Voter ID is an election integrity issue for Maine | Letter
Did people know that Maine is one of only 14 states that doesn’t require voters to provide identification? In October 2024, a Gallup poll found that 84% of Americans support voter ID. This is not a partisan issue, it’s an election integrity issue and it’s common sense. Voter ID increases voters’ trust in the election […]
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Unsafe drinking water in Wiscasset must be addressed | Letter
An upcoming court hearing on continuing quality issues at a local mobile home park should place resident safety above landlord interests.
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Politicians’ performance matters more than their age | Letter
Regarding Steve Collins’ July 28 column, “It’s time for a younger generation to lead Maine,” it’s easy to write a column focusing on politicians’ ages. But is that the most important measure of performance? My suggestion for a future column: How vigorously is each of Maine’s leading elected politicians defending democracy? Daniel Hildreth Falmouth
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Republicans’ middle-class tax cuts are a sham | Letter
The minuscule benefits are not worth the cost.
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Experience the healing power of Maine’s wild places | Letter
Feeling overwhelmed by the news, the politics, the weight of it all? Get outside.
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Maine’s hypodermic needle handouts need to end | Letter
The July 27 front-page article about the HIV outbreak in Penobscot County was nothing short of bizarre. Thousands of words were used to explain that hypodermic needles were not the problem. Instead, it was lack of federal money, always the bogeyman of these screeds. Certain possession of hypodermic needles was a crime in Maine. In […]