The senator renounces her party’s presidential candidate, and Maine’s first lady takes a waitressing job.
Donald Trump
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: ‘Politically incorrect’ ideas are rude, not brave
Presenting commonplace unpleasantness as an act of moral courage is a nifty bit of reframing.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
Trump, Republican Party rift may widen to unbridgeable
GOP leaders fear loss of congressional control if the nominee goes down in flames.
Posted inLife & Culture
De Niro likens Trump to ‘Taxi Driver’ character
The actor says the Republican nominee is ‘totally nuts.’
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Madame President and Il Duce: Organization woman vs. leader of the pack
Compared with Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton disappoints people with speeches that are not all about her.
Posted inPolitics
Trump has pattern of using ‘sarcasm’ defense
The Republican candidate has repeatedly made bold statements, only to later claim he was being sarcastic.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
M.D. Harmon: Maine’s Sen. Collins part of a Republican mainstream that Trump must divert
Her rejection of the nominee won’t mean much to those who see the need to shake up the system.
Posted inNews, Politics
Trump acknowledges he’s facing challenges
His false claim that President Obama is the ‘founder’ of the Islamic State raises questions but he says he plans to do ‘the same thing I’m doing.’
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Veteran disrespected Purple Heart by giving it to Trump
So, Donald Trump has proudly received a Purple Heart (at a rally last week in Virginia). I’ll be dinged! I’m appalled that a veteran would show such disrespect for a medal such as a Purple Heart by giving it to a full-time draft dodger. Wayne Hansen veteran; member, Disabled American Veterans Parsonsfield
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: All Mainers should condemn Trump’s racist statements
“Somalis condemn Trump’s insinuations on crime” (Page A1, Aug. 6) is the wrong headline. All Mainers should condemn Donald Trump’s insinuations about the Somalis. There are many white Mainers who are also offended by these racist statements. Refugees are important to our state. John Casey Lewiston