Concerning the March 7 article “Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing,” I find it incredibly sad that family members of terminated federal workers are taking delight in the current avalanche of staff firings. As a retired federal employee, I’d be the first to admit that there are inefficiencies within […]

I stand with Rep. Laurel Libby. I stand with freedom of speech. I also stand with female athletes. I was born in Maine and have resided here for most of my life. Most of my family lives here and always has. I have three young athletes, as well as nieces and nephews who play sports. […]

Recently we celebrated astronauts Barry Wilmore and Suni Williams’ safe return to Earth. Wilmore, a veteran of three spaceflights, has accumulated 464 days in space. Williams, with 608 days in space, has accumulated 62 hours of spacewalks. Will her accomplishments be erased in the president’s effort to eliminate DEI? DEI means diversity, equity and inclusion, […]

The United States has always supported countries at times of war. Ukraine is no exception to this. The Biden administration sent billions of taxpayers’ dollars to fund its efforts and got nothing in return. President Zelensky was disrespectful in the Oval Office, to the president and to the people of the United States. Expecting to […]

My great-granddaughter is over 6 feet tall and weighs over 185 pounds. She is a girl. Her physique comes from my husband’s side of the family. Our son is over 6 feet tall. However, I am just over 5 feet and weigh about 110 pounds. There is no way someone my size can feel comfortable […]

I consider myself a middle-of-the-road independent. I believe in democracy and recognize that President Trump won the election and deserves the chance to advance his agenda. But that does not give him the right to violate our Constitution and ignore laws passed by Congress. I object to his closing USAID and ending foreign aid, a […]

I am very much saddened and a bit upset concerning the closing of Inland Hospital (previously known as Waterville Osteopathic Hospital). I honed my management skills as a clinical laboratory scientist, taking the position of director of the clinical laboratory there in the early 1990s. I met some of the most professional, dedicated, intelligent, hard-working […]

As a longtime independent voter and firm believer in free speech, I support the right of Bob Rudis to express his views, but found his recent op-ed piece (“Susan Collins’ betrayal of Maine demands accountability,” March 15) to be a prime example of what’s wrong with our public policy discourse these days. Disagreeing with Sen. […]