Has anyone noticed how the current administration’s world policies are creating national unification everywhere but the United States? Alan Connell Standish

On April 6, the Sun Journal reported that the U.S. Department of Agriculture canceled the Local Food for Schools program, along with almost $3 million in funds to Maine. This (likely illegal) action will hurt Maine’s farmers, schools and kids. But why do Maine farmers need government help to sell their products competitively? The fact […]

Following the April 5 rallies across the U.S., I read comments on social media questioning whether any of the millions of attendees had jobs. I don’t know the employment status of the people who turned out, but I suspect each person had some other obligation or activity that they gave up in order to voice […]

In a March 26 letter “Trans athletes debate is a convenient distraction,” June Meuser of Portland explains how President Trump uses the debate over competition in girls’ sports to distract us from his “destructive economic policy.” Trump is also using the debate to flex his muscles. Why is his administration meddling in the affairs of […]

I think people are not comprehending the reason for censuring Rep. Laurel Libby. Outrage over her behavior is due not to what she said, but to her naming and showing a picture of the transgender student. She had the freedom to voice her opinion while not using the name and picture of the student. That’s […]

I think we are missing the point on this issue. The censuring of Rep. Laurel Libby was based on her publicly posting a picture of a minor. This is a serious issue. We do not use our youth to create sensationalism or make our point. Posting a picture of a youth without their knowledge is […]

Justice Clarence Thomas mused about revisiting the right to contraception, granted by the Supreme Court decades ago. President Trump declared that he’ll defund Planned Parenthood, condemning “DEI,” of course. And, some in Maine have joined the party. Planned Parenthood is the nation’s leading provider of quality, affordable sexual and reproductive health care, and sex education. […]

Yet again, we are presented with headlines reinforcing that girls and women occupy a second-place status here in Maine. On April 7, 2025, Kyle Erik Gott of Rockland was sentenced to five years in prison for “gross sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact” against a minor child that reportedly happened on over 100 different occasions, […]