Regarding the article “Graham Platner’s campaign manager steps down, cites wife’s pregnancy” (Oct. 27), the only new development was included in the headline. The real intended takeaway is that readers remember “a string of controversies surrounding Platner”; “the latest shake-up for Platner’s campaign”; “embroiled in controversies”; “Platner’s past comments include … “; “his campaign hampered […]
featured letter
Posted inLetters to the Editor
UMaine should preserve historic building, reconfigure parking | Letter
Don’t do it, UMaine. The university plans to demolish the oldest building on the Orono campus for more parking, claiming it would cost $10 million to upgrade the 1833 former farmhouse. That’s a bit hard to believe, but more importantly, where’s the respect for local history? This reminds me of how urban renewal gutted downtown […]
advertisement
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Graham Platner is a rare type of politician | Letter
Graham Platner, running for U.S. Senate here in Maine, hit a stumbling block recently when it was disclosed that he had a Nazi-style tattoo on his chest. This is the kind of discovery that can end a campaign. In his explanation on how he got the tattoo, Platner did a very unusual thing for a […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Susan Collins continues to lead and deliver | Letter
The 2026 election is a race between competence and chaos.
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Rose ‘Garden’ lunch stood in stark contrast | Letter
How to reconcile one reality with another?
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Let snow days be snow days — remote learning isn’t the way | Letter
As the winter season approaches, Maine schools will once again be confronted with what to do about inclement weather. Increasingly many districts are making use of “remote learning” as an alternative to the traditional “snow day.” Implicit in the choice is the equivalency of in-person and remote instruction. Nothing could be further from the truth. […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Number of government subsidy dependents is a sign, not a swindle | Letter
The figures aren’t indicative of widespread abuse but of a country that no longer serves its middle and lower classes.
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Mock elections a valuable learning tool for Maine students | Letter
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows deserves much credit for overseeing this program.
Posted inLetters to the Editor
The silence on Trump’s health is deafening | Letter
In covering the president’s recent visit to Japan, the media came up short.
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Urging Sen. Collins and colleagues to reopen the government and restore needed subsidies | Letter
On the day after Election Day, I sent an email to Sen. Susan Collins in which I shared the following thoughts: I think yesterday’s election results were very decisive in both Maine and around the nation. In Maine, I am heartened to see that we choose to maintain our freedoms to vote and that we strive […]