I teach English to immigrant students. Increasingly, they’re viewed sideways, they’re afraid and I’m afraid for them.
Op-eds
Cancellation by defamation will not work in Maine | Opinion
I believe in the possibility of a better Maine. A recent column on my run for governor skipped right past that.
Laurel Libby is no hero | Opinion
The Republican legislator catapulted herself into the national headlines at the expense of many young people.
Honeymoon’s over for Susan Collins and President Trump | Jim Fossel
Trump gave Collins a pass … until now.
Saluting the quiet, well-done work of Portland’s police department | Opinion
I’m visiting from out of state and marveling at the work of the city’s men and women in blue.
Sister Edward Mary was a true blessing in my life | Victoria Hugo-Vidal
If my high school principal heard so much as a sneeze during an assembly, she knew who it came from.
Innovation is reducing energy costs for the Maine taxpayer | Opinion
A recently passed bill will save the state’s taxpayers an estimated $1.2 billion over the next 16 years.
Maine must reject cuts to lifesaving cancer research | Opinion
For 50 years, every significant breakthrough in the treatment of cancer is because of sustained federal investment in research.
Republicans are out to get Janet Mills | Steve Collins
Recent allegations as to some form of shadowy past feel a little desperate to me.
Trump’s goal of an ignorant electorate is coming together | Douglas Rooks
The president, along with plenty of enablers, is engaged in an assault on knowledge itself.