“Force is only justifiable in extremes. When we have the upper hand, justice is preferable.” –Napoleon Bonaparte In the cold reality of international relations, the boldness exhibited by President Donald Trump is far preferable to the timidity of the past eight years of the former administration. Nevertheless, the “art of the deal” probably is the […]

Editor, This coming November 7, our ballot will include a question regarding a yes or no vote to approve or disapprove of a proposal to build a casino in Old Orchard Beach. What? Really? Has Old Orchard Beach become the whipping boy for easy exploitation? Will our state and local political leaders fall for the […]

Editor, Once again during the last few weeks, Mainers held their breath while the Senate debated health care legislation that would affect hundreds of thousands of us.  The bill in question, known simply as “Graham-Cassidy” after the two senators who drafted it, was not made public until the eleventh hour and, it turns out, was […]

Recently, Senator Bernie Sanders unveiled a single-payer healthcare plan called “Medicare for All.” Sanders titled his approach for nationalizing one-sixth of the American economy as “Medicare for All” in order to offer a template for his vision of the U.S. healthcare system. Unfortunately, using Medicare as the template for the nation’s healthcare system is a […]

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Editor, I want to address the seemingly permanent portable toilet at the entrance of the path to the infamous “fish house” in Cape Porpoise. I don’t see how this can be legal. What if other people started to put portable toilets in front of their buildings? Would that be allowed? The construction there finished up long ago and yet […]

Editor, I would like to commend Representative Foley and all Maine legislators who overrode Governor Paul LePage’s veto of a bill during this past legislative session that is aimed at keeping kids from starting to smoke or to use tobacco products. LD 1170, “An Act To Reduce Youth Access to Tobacco Products,” raised the legal age […]

I have had two envious work assignments in Puerto Rico, one on the northern coast and one on the southern. My experiences in both cases were picturesque and charming, as I enjoyed pleasant Caribbean springtime respites from my Western Pennsylvania doldrums. My heart aches today as I think of the challenges these residents face as […]

When psychiatrists make a claim in which they cite their “ethical responsibility” as justification for doing so, it is both absurd and laughable. Psychiatrists cannot and should not be trusted. Such was the case this year when a group of psychiatrists proclaimed, “We have an ethical responsibility to warn the public about Donald Trump’s dangerous […]

I have had two envious work assignments in Puerto Rico, one on the northern coast and one on the southern. My experiences in both cases were picturesque and charming, as I enjoyed pleasant Caribbean springtime respites from my Western Pennsylvania doldrums. My heart aches today as I think of the challenges these residents face as […]