A friend of mine, in Minneapolis, on hearing Sen. Susan Collins voice her support for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, wrote me to say that the best thing the people of Maine can do to support the people of Minneapolis is to replace Susan Collins in November. Whether people support Graham Platner or Janet Mills […]

Anyone who purchases a device should be able to repair it if it breaks. This seems like it should be common sense, but in many states there aren’t laws that protect repair. Manufacturers do their best to restrict our ability to fix our devices by withholding access to the parts, tools and information we need. […]

Passing through Bath last Sunday, I was sickened to see Bath Iron Works festooned with flags in anticipation of a visit by the secretary of war. Simply put, Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth and their ilk are deadly enemies of the Constitution, democracy and every American. The flags at BIW should have flown upside down. Stephen […]

After reading Abbey Hamilton’s Feb. 5 op-ed, “MAGA is antithetical to the teachings of Christ,” I wish to applaud her coherent, intelligent, truthful essay. Well done. It is refreshing and hopeful that a teenager can see, and speak to, the so-called white “Christian ” nationalists who twist and outright lie about what living Christ’s message […]

Commendations to Abbey Hamilton, junior at Yarmouth High School, for her excellent op-ed on Feb. 5 (“MAGA is antithetical to the teachings of Christ“). Many Christian readers put the Hebrew Bible and the Christian scriptures on an equal footing of faith, but Jesus said he came to fulfill the scriptures, and he replaced the law […]

In the Jan. 30 article “Gov. Janet Mills backs bill to keep ICE out of schools, hospitals,” Sen. David Haggan, R-Hampden, objects to the use of the word “fascism” in the discussions, calling it “an extremely offensive term.” “Fascism” describes an extremely offensive philosophy. It’s a shame Sen. Haggan didn’t object to the policies and […]

When I reflect on my cherished 50 years of teaching, I can’t remember a time when children were so terrorized by violence in their own communities that they were petrified to attend school, daycares and their doctor’s office. Above all else white, Black, brown and immigrant children must feel safe in order to learn! When parents […]