Why was there so little reporting about the World Series in the e-paper? Four games passed with very little comment or analysis. Baseball is our national pastime! John BozakLebanon

So, we have a president who authorizes murder on international waters with neither evidence nor accountability, who destroys part of the White House with no accountability and who pardons a multitude of criminals convicted of very serious crimes. We have a president who will not spend allocated funds in reserve to ensure those in need here […]

Every day it’s the same old stuff on the news about the government shutdown and who is at fault. It doesn’t matter what network we watch. I think the conservatives should use the nuclear option and get it over with already. There are people who need their SNAP benefits and we have this petty argument each […]

Donald Trump doesn’t have an agenda to solve problems. Instead, he offers a platform for his supporters to air their grievances. Trump wants to destroy his political opponents. He ignores our democratic institutions. He has demonized Black people, Hispanic people, gays and anyone else who opposes him. So, why do people support him? Trump has […]

If it weren’t for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) I would not have been able to open two restaurants and create more than a dozen jobs. If not for ACA health care coverage, when I had a pregnancy complication that resulted in a $40,000 hospital bill, we would’ve gone bankrupt and been forced to shut […]

“There is no them. There is only us.” These are the words of the priest and author Gregory Boyle and these are the words we as Mainers need to keep repeating. Those who have followed the news recently would believe otherwise. President Trump and his leaders, parroting his words, are seeking to demonize the other […]

Members of this plutocracy have chained themselves to vitriol, propaganda, intimidation and violence. There is no pathway for capitulation, only escalation and duplication of tactics. They are a two-dimensional cartoon archetype, powered by faulty wiring. We retain our sovereignty by inhaling deeply, embracing family, community, the raging fire of our ancestral lineage, standing strong and […]