Reading the March 30 front-page article made me cry. Where is our empathy for other people who are affected by President Trump’s policies? Perhaps those interviewed and quoted don’t realize that the elimination of the Department of Education, adjusting taxes (only down for the wealthy) and cuts to government services (try to call the Social […]

I was very disappointed to see Steve Meyers’ March 30 editorial page cartoon regarding Gov. Mills. The cartoon insulted many of the citizens of Maine, as well as poking fun at Mainers who have faced educational challenges. The cartoon did nothing to clarify legitimate concerns and certainly did not contribute to the creation of a […]

I copied the following sentence from your March 30 editorial (“Our View: Counterproductive to ‘explore’ people’s veto of Maine state budget”). “This is no time for experimental power games.” Speaking of power games, what about the Maine Democrats passing their inflated budget without the two-thirds consensus called out for in the state constitution? That’s not […]

Democrats in Maine have presented bills raising the top rates on income tax and capital gains to 11% on high earners. As history shows, this will make our state even poorer. Decades ago, Maine, New Hampshire and Utah had comparably average household incomes and tax structures. Those average income numbers and tax structures have seen […]

In the March 30 Maine Sunday Telegram, Dylan Tusinski and others wrote a front-page article titled “Early into President Trump’s 2nd term, supporters in Maine say ‘So far, so good.’” The writers described Trump’s supporters in Maine as mostly not concerned by “recent scandals and leaks.” Maine supporters of democracy are holding protests, calling and […]

We must reject proposed legislation LD 219, and prioritize and protect some of our most vulnerable citizens and the essential services that save lives. LD 219 threatens to limit access to harm reduction services — a range of public health efforts focused on prevention, risk reduction and health promotion — by requiring syringe service programs […]

Tariffs go directly into the treasury. Consumers pay for tariffs with higher costs for most of what we purchase. It is a tax on us; I think we all get that now. In the meantime, this is where the ruse comes in: President Trump will be using the expected tariffs as part of his revenue […]

This is now life under Justice Alito’s upside down American flag. A convicted felon who has bankrupted himself four times is about to rake billions of dollars from the government’s treasury into coffers only he will control. A “Republican” president is imposing the largest tax hike in history on the American people while historically tax-wary […]