Those “activists” protesting the Maine bear hunting methods are not Mainers. There is very little support in Maine for this sort of anti-hunting foolishness. At the York County Fish and Game Association, a few months back, we had a presentation from state game officials who related that their methods have increased the number of bears […]

Four weeks to go, and then we Mainers will be choosing our next chief executive ”“ our next governor. According to the most reliable polls, Gov. Paul LePage is not doing very well for an incumbent, between 38 and 39 percent, which has been and continues to be his base. U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud is […]

I am an atheist, but have never wavered in my conviction that persons with religious beliefs are entitled to the same freedom of choice as me. And in my vocation as a reporter, the person who has most influenced me was the late Frances Sweeney, a deeply religious Catholic editor of a penetratingly independent Boston […]

For more than a year, Simpson Road, connecting Route 112 to the Salmon Falls area of Buxton, has been closed to through traffic. Saco farm businesses, commuters and health care providers must drive almost seven extra miles to downtown Saco and other turnpike corridor locations. Essential services have been provided by the Town of Buxton. […]

I am encouraging all to vote for George Hogan, who is running for state representative in Old Orchard Beach. I have known George many years and found him to be honest, intelligent, determined and very well-respected by all who know him, including legislators from both political parties during his eight years serving as our state […]

In 2010, I was among the 61 percent who voted against Paul LePage. This November, I hope to be among the 61 percent who vote for Mike Michaud for governor. I am a Democrat. In 2010, when I saw that the weak Democratic candidate was running a distant third, I voted for Eliot Cutler. He […]

I am very glad that such an outstanding person is running to serve Sanford in the Maine House of Representatives. Matt Harrington is already a dedicated public servant, and folks in Sanford and throughout Maine would benefit from having him serve on a larger scale at the Statehouse. Matt has served as a firefighter, an […]

For a team and a quarterback that were supposedly both done, a convincing 43-17 victory over a previously undefeated opponent seems like a funny way to show it. The obituary for the Patriots dynasty and Tom Brady’s status as an elite quarterback were both complete after the Patriots were embarrassed both offensively and defensively by […]

Tony Blinken, President Obama’s deputy national security advisor, was outlining administration policy in the Middle East. “We’re not going to fall into their trap of sending hundreds of thousands of Americans back,” he told Fox News. “That’s exactly what they want us to do. They want to bog us down.” The question hanging over Washington […]