Noah Stern-Rich’s May 11 op-ed (“Maine needs to get its act together on gun laws“) seems to imply that the more anti-gun laws, the better. We already have a federal background check that works. It would work even better if all local criminal records were tied into the federal system. As to red flag laws, […]

Our president has bragged about the “most successful” first 100 days in presidential history. Successful for whom? The stock market has had its worst performance in a president’s first 100 days since 1974, and gross domestic product dropped over the first quarter of 2025, the first time in years. Of course, the president is not […]

There’s so much going on these days it’s hard to make sense of it. I’m not sure we can as it changes from day to day, and maybe that’s part of the whole idea. In fact, I’m writing this letter on Earth Day, but that hardly seems a blip as the stock market has tanked […]

Rep. Jared Golden said that he won’t hold town halls because of groups like Indivisible. He says this group is using dark money to further polarize American politics. Perhaps he should learn about Indivisible before he spreads rumors. The founders of Indivisible gave an excellent podcast the other day. I suggest that Rep. Golden and […]

The April 15 coverage of Monmouth and Winthrop’s withdrawal from the 287(g) agreement with ICE highlights a critical issue for Wells. It’s not just “divisive”; this agreement actively erodes the trust between our local law enforcement and immigrant communities. When officers become immigration enforcers, cooperation diminishes, making all residents less safe as victims and witnesses […]

In 2015, relatives of the victims of a mass shooting inside the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, stood up in court and publicly forgave the murderer of their parents, grandparents and children. That was just two days after the unprovoked, racially motivated shooting. On Oct. 7, 2023, 1,200 innocent Israelis and […]

Every once in a while we read a letter that really moves us. Congratulations to Anelise Feldman (“Rep. Libby’s rhetoric spoils high school running,” May 14). Nothing more needs to be said when she said it so well. Holly McKibben Portland

While I am not a fan of Sen. Angus King, I disagree with Kristen Salvatore’s criticism of him for his positions regarding Israel (“Sen. King’s moral leadership on Gaza is coming up short,” May 12). Israel has been at war constantly for its survival ever since it was created in 1948, and it appears that […]

The recent discussions about tariffs ignore our very own hand in the decline of American manufacturing: the complicity of the American consumer. King Trump’s advisors would have us believe “Washington insiders” and “radical left ‘elites’” sold us out; big business merely adjusted to the political winds. It’s a convenient ploy for a man playing to […]