Recently, a woman wrote a letter to the editor asking if her voice was effective (“Will Mainers’ voices at rallies make a difference?” April 10). I reply, “Yes, we all must speak out.” Think of all the movements that changed society, for instance women’s suffrage, the independence of India, the pressure for civil rights to […]

It was alarming to read of the precarious financial situation that Maine hospitals are in (April 9). This is truly a crisis, and the Legislature must step in and take action. Now would be an excellent time to give serious consideration to adopting the All Maine Health Program (AMHP), a plan developed by a committee […]

As an independent voter, I do not agree with either side universally. So, here’s an important question: is the current administration saving the USA money? Or are they costing us? I’m serious. I’ve heard that laid-off workers (the majority of whom were dedicated employees, not probationary, in the standard sense of the word) are on […]

I am so proud that Janet Mills is my, and Maine’s, governor. Her courage sets the standard for a public servant whom I can admire. There are not many politicians these days who come up to Mills’ mark. Maine’s Rep. Chellie Pingree and Sen. Angus King are up there. These three good Maine politicians have […]

My feelings match those expressed by Nina McKee in her letter to the editor of April 10 (“Will Mainers’ voices at rallies make a difference?“). I haven’t written to the paper since voters made a tragic choice in November. I find it painful to read, and I gasp at each turn of the page. I […]

The Trump administration would like to end Harvard University’s tax-exempt status, in part because of its support for diversity and inclusion. Are churches next to be targeted for loss of their tax-exempt status? Churches that support Black Lives Matter? That reach out to embrace immigrants, regardless of their legal status? That invite in LGBTQ+ worshippers? […]

Larry David penned yet another New York Times op-ed, one in a long list of letters from his Democrat cohorts, comparing Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler. This letter was about comparing breaking bread with Trump being like breaking bread with Hitler. As much as many Democrats decry the comparison as simply the meeting legitimizing Trump […]

Kilmar Abrego Garcia came to this country from El Salvador at age 18 in 2011, when he and his family were threatened with death by gangs. He settled in Maryland and became a construction worker, eventually marrying a U.S. citizen. He and Jennifer had a child together. In 2019, he was stopped and put into […]