President Trump’s Department of Justice has transferred a woman out of the facility with Ghislaine Maxwell after she criticized her being there as a sex offender in an interview. The woman has been sent to another facility with violent offenders. You can’t criticize Trump’s sex offenders now. Paul Bacon Hallandale Beach, Fla.

I was dismayed to see that many commenters on the Aug. 21 story “Mainers like absentee voting. Question 1 would make that option harder” failed to grasp the story’s main point. That was summarized in its subheading: “The November referendum has been framed around requiring voter ID, but it also includes a host of changes […]

I see value in a union into one country. The United States could access Canada’s vast resources and Canadians could access U.S. markets. But, parts of Canada joining the U.S. is not the right approach. Canada is the pragmatic democracy that the U.S. has always yearned to be. United States freedoms are not actually protected. […]

I support voter ID. Although a voter is already required to show ID to register to vote, I still believe in double checking at the time of the election. Unfortunately, the voter ID referendum includes dangerous changes. It requires two volunteers (one Republican, one Democrat) to unlock and empty absentee ballot drop boxes and deliver […]

I am writing on Question 1 (Maine’s voter ID referendum), which would place new restrictions on the absentee voting relied on by 45% of Mainers and 62% of Maine seniors. The Aug. 21 article in the Portland Press Herald states “thirty-six states require some form of identification.” “Some form” is not photo ID, yet this […]

I am honored to share that I have been crowned National American Miss Maine. This experience has been both humbling and empowering, and I am grateful for the support of my family, community and everyone who has believed in me along the way. My journey is proof that blue-collar women can wear crowns, too. Pageantry […]

Election integrity has justifiably become an ongoing concern in our great nation. America deserves better! Several aspects of our system cry out for improvement: for instance, the chain of custody for mail-in ballots, updating of voter registration lists and verifying the citizenship of voters, to name a few. The aforementioned safeguards will hopefully be implemented. […]