Seeing our House of Representatives cannot decide on how to protect our girls, maybe the voters should. Let’s put this issue to referendum in the fall and let the people decide. That way there will be no questions on who was in favor or not. Susan Lara Perry

To prevent conflict in the wake of the Second World War, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower made sure to balance power in the Middle East. As president, he would defend this hard-won balance by forcing the British, French and Israeli withdrawal from Egypt when they invaded to take control of the Suez Canal. It would remain […]

For years, we’ve talked about the “new normal” in terms of weather, traffic and housing costs. But now we face a far more dangerous version, a political “new normal” where power is used for personal profit, executive orders replace democratic process and long-term allies, courts and constitutional protections are casually dismissed. When this newspaper reported […]

Many of us must be wondering about the toxic nature of the DEI prohibition imposed by our authoritarian leaders on our most highly valued community organizations, schools, libraries and many other institutions. Beginning with religious and spiritual communities, diversity, equality and inclusion have been essential guideposts for belief and action for millennia. We can ask […]

How silly to think that requiring identification to vote will prevent anyone from voting. The only people who would be affected are either dead or here illegally. To say some people can’t get an ID is assuming some are too stupid to do so. People need an ID to drive, buy a home, cellphone, firearm, […]

America is currently spending roughly $2 trillion more a year than it takes in, adding to the already staggering national debt of $37 trillion. The interest alone on this debt is more than we spend on defense, and a lot of those payments go directly overseas. So, what is the Trump administration’s response to this […]

Don Bessey of Old Orchard Beach makes the argument that diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is integral to the United States (“‘DEI’ is at the heart of the American dream,” June 1). He writes: “Diversity is … the foundation on which America was built.” However, “diversity” currently means the racial makeup of various groups. It […]

Some disparaged the state-wide protests against President Trump as “performance art” and “theater” and, in so doing, unwittingly nailed it for what it was (“Thousands in Maine march at ‘No Kings’ rallies to protest Trump policies,” June 15). The events in Maine last weekend can best be described as a political happening. No one hired […]