This letter could set a record for brevity. On Sept. 2, this paper published two letters — one critical of the administration’s attitude toward immigrants (“We’ve seen this unsettling story before“) and the other (“Voter ID referendum includes dangerous changes“) alleging that requiring a picture ID to vote is burdensome. In the case of the […]

I took great offense at Rhiannon Hamdi’s Aug. 28 op-ed (“Our neighbors to the south need to look in the mirror“), which attempted to lump all proud American citizens into her one narrow box. Yes, we have some major problems and our current political nightmare is heartbreaking to the majority of citizens — but to […]

Reading Rhiannon Hamdi’s Aug. 28 op-ed, “Our neighbors to the south need to look in the mirror,” and the letters to the editor collectively titled “Canadians enraged by invitation of Maine State Sen. Joseph Martin” (Aug. 20), I had what has become a familiar reaction: shame. Though underestimated in degree, incompetence, ignorance, corruption and cruelty […]

Travis Lazarczyk’s Sept. 2 column about Thursday night high school football makes a good case for same, with one very important consideration left unaddressed: Thursday night is, or at least used to be, a school night. Athletes and fans should be home on Thursday night doing homework and otherwise preparing for school the next day. […]

Friday morning the weather was so iffy — rain and drizzle — that my friends and I hesitated to go on our usual walk. We decided to risk it, and went to Two Lights State Park. We walked under the trees during a light drizzle and, when the rain stopped, ventured out to a path […]

Sen. Susan Collins is cautious about how she steps forward. She writes a few safe press releases, attends a ribbon cutting ceremony and considers her job done. In this age when the president is ignoring the limits of the powers of the executive branch, that is not nearly enough. Sen. Collins has been around a […]

The week before last, I was fortunate to visit Ottawa, Ontario. Being the national capital of Canada, Ottawa is a beautiful city full of world class museums, stunning architecture,amazing vistas, gorgeous gardens and incredible walkways. Despite these features, two otherexperiences highlighted my trip. On the first day, I wanted to see the ceremonial band perform […]