Lately, I’ve grown deeply concerned about the direction in which our country is heading. President Trump’s decision to deploy the Marines domestically strikes me as an alarming overreach of executive power. It feels like a calculated move to escalate tensions in Los Angeles, one of America’s largest cities — a city already under stress, manufacturing […]

Every morning, I pick up the paper at my front door, scan the headlines, and put it aside in disgust. Then in the evening I watch the world news and again feel the same hopeless despair. The news is not good and doesn’t appear to be getting any better. Recently, though, I’ve been wondering: What […]

I am disappointed and angered by the coverage of the “No Kings” protests around the state. I was in Freeport in the morning and in Bath in the afternoon. Both rallies were well attended (an estimated 1,000-2,000 in Freeport and over 2,500 in Bath). People were enthusiastic, friendly and peaceful. There was joy and unity […]

My wife has Alzheimer’s. I’m 70 and she is 78 and I am her 24/7 caregiver. I get a break when she goes to a high-quality day program three days a week ($1,700 a month out of pocket). My wife is the best thing that ever happened to me and I love her. I’m not […]

As an Auburn citizen who is in Rep. Laurel Libby’s district, I am writing to commend her on her tireless fight to protect women and girls in Maine sports. Her recent win in the Supreme Court proves that she is fighting for the rights so deeply needed to protect females in our state. The current […]

Kudos to the Maine Legislature for advancing LD 1928, a bill that would gradually do away with single-use plastic toiletry bottles in most hotels and motels in Maine (“Maine hotels may be forced to stop using those small plastic bottles of shampoo,” Portland Press Herald, June 5). Major hotel chains such as Marriott, Hyatt and […]

With the number of distressing events happening in this country, it is easy to forget that the daily slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza continues unchecked. The United States supports Israel unconditionally, in the U.N., at the International Court of Justice, on college campuses and in the court of world opinion. We are Israel’s staunchest supporter. […]