Should Eid become a state holiday? Sure, why not? Maybe along with Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur? I was saddened, horrified and aghast when I read the bigoted responses that two Maine lawmakers made when the proposal from Rep. Mana Abdi, D-Lewiston, was made to make the two Muslim Eid holidays state holidays. The U.S. […]

Can’t the Maine Department of Transportation fill the horrible ruts on Augusta’s I-95 temporary bridge so that the many thousands of vehicles going over it daily don’t get ruined? Seems like it would be very dangerous, including for the coming two-wheel vehicle season, especially at night. Also, thanks to the DOT for the great job […]

Everyone has viewed this for themselves. There’s no denying Gov. Mills was singled out, publicly confronted and threatened using a wedge issue that President Trump calculatingly turned into an executive order with the assistance of henchwoman Rep. Laurel Libby. Our governor’s appropriate and reasonable response to this attempt to blackmail the state of Maine requires […]

The Maine Trust for Local News claims to preserve strong, independent journalism, but recent actions suggest otherwise. Rather than investing in quality reporting and supporting local initiatives, the Trust seems more focused on cost-cutting and consolidation at the expense of the communities it serves. A glaring issue is the overemphasis on the Portland Press Herald, […]

This is in response to Kip Pope’s March 13 op-ed (“Why Maine is wrong on the transgender athletes issue“). Pope’s argument errs first by equivocating and using numbers (57%) that do not apply to trans women, and second by using outdated science when better numbers are available. He cites a “57%” advantage for “boys” over […]

I applaud Kessa Benner’s decision to speak out on the unfairness of her having to compete against a biological male in her athletic event (“My dream of a state pole vaulting championship was unfairly shattered,” March 21). And she is correct. A similar opinion piece recently appeared in the Wall Street Journal, written by Minna […]

The federal government is finally enforcing Title IX. It’s just common sense; biological males should not compete with biological females in sports. Like all states, Maine should abide by the rule of law. Maine has a long history of willingly complying with federal mandates to draw down federal funding, but Gov. Mills is refusing to […]

I am outraged by the Trump administration’s arrest of Mahmoud Khalil. Mr. Kahlil, a holder of a valid green card, married to an American citizen, was arrested by ICE agents in his home. His “crime”?  Violating President Trump’s executive order prohibiting antisemitism. Not by acts of violence or destruction, but by participating in protests about […]