I am so proud that Janet Mills is my, and Maine’s, governor. Her courage sets the standard for a public servant whom I can admire. There are not many politicians these days who come up to Mills’ mark. Maine’s Rep. Chellie Pingree and Sen. Angus King are up there. These three good Maine politicians have […]

My feelings match those expressed by Nina McKee in her letter to the editor of April 10 (“Will Mainers’ voices at rallies make a difference?“). I haven’t written to the paper since voters made a tragic choice in November. I find it painful to read, and I gasp at each turn of the page. I […]

The Trump administration would like to end Harvard University’s tax-exempt status, in part because of its support for diversity and inclusion. Are churches next to be targeted for loss of their tax-exempt status? Churches that support Black Lives Matter? That reach out to embrace immigrants, regardless of their legal status? That invite in LGBTQ+ worshippers? […]

Larry David penned yet another New York Times op-ed, one in a long list of letters from his Democrat cohorts, comparing Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler. This letter was about comparing breaking bread with Trump being like breaking bread with Hitler. As much as many Democrats decry the comparison as simply the meeting legitimizing Trump […]

Kilmar Abrego Garcia came to this country from El Salvador at age 18 in 2011, when he and his family were threatened with death by gangs. He settled in Maryland and became a construction worker, eventually marrying a U.S. citizen. He and Jennifer had a child together. In 2019, he was stopped and put into […]

Every Sunday there is air of desperation underlying Jim Fossel’s efforts to paint a veneer of reasonableness around Republican actions in Maine and in the country. Last Sunday’s paint job attempted to restore a sense of normalcy around former Gov. Paul LePage. Fossel is certainly entitled to his opinions but not the facts. He charges […]

I went to Augusta for the Hands Off! rally on April 5. It was a powerful experience singing, chanting, marching and just standing in solidarity with fellow Mainers. Even those I know who didn’t attend found ways to support marchers: babysitting, providing rides or even just encouragement. Maybe the most powerful thing people can do, […]

This newspaper has dropped Herb and Jamaal, one of two comics featuring non-white characters, in the name of delivering “fresh content” and meeting the “preferences of (their) daily audiences.” Herb and Jamaal was replaced by three comics, each of which has been in syndication since at least 1985 and each of which features nearly all-white […]